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We use the terms open mindedness and gaslighting a lot, but do we really understand what they mean?

We sit down with Phyllis Pearson to discuss what it means to engage honestly with information and with others. We chat about curiosity and agency, empathy and perspective taking, and the blurry line between being open to the beliefs of others versus maintaining skepticism and asking for justification.

This takes us to what honest dialogue looks like, whether gaslighting is always malicious, and what it means to have epistemic agency and to ascribe that agency to others.

Guest: Phyllis Pearson

Co-host: Juliette Vazard (our guest on Episode 20)

As always, show notes on the Monkey Dance website.

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We use the terms open mindedness and gaslighting a lot, but do we really understand what they mean?

This takes us to what honest dialogue looks like, whether gaslighting is always malicious, and what it means to have epistemic agency and to ascribe that agency to others.

Guest: Phyllis Pearson

Co-host: Juliette Vazard (our guest on Episode 20)

As always, show notes on the Monkey Dance website.

26 επεισόδια

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