• #25 – David Deutsch: Free-Will, Taking Children Seriously, and Anarcho-Capitalism

  • Jan 1 2024
  • Length: 41 mins
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#25 – David Deutsch: Free-Will, Taking Children Seriously, and Anarcho-Capitalism

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  • David Deutsch is the author of The Fabric of Reality and The Beginning of Infinity. He works on fundamental issues in physics, particularly the quantum theory of computation and information, and constructor theory. He is known as the father of quantum computing for his contributions to the field. He is an advocate of Taking Children Seriously, a new, non-paternalistic view of children.

    Topics we discuss are well captured by the timestamps below.

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    0:22 - Happiness is a state of continually solving one’s problems

    4:54 - Both free-will and the self exist

    12:06 - The principle of optimism

    17:28 - Any ultimate explanation is a bad explanation

    20:22 - The origins of Taking Children Seriously

    25:33 - Why children are the most coerced members in society

    31:33 - Anarcho-capitalism



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