Left vs Right, Polarization, and Political Legitimacy | Oliver Traldi

Brain in a Vat

Oliver Traldi explores the polarization of modern politics, mechanisms of belief political formation, the influence of social costs on public reasoning, and the complexities of political reasoning and norms.

What is the relationship between political and moral reasoning? And what makes political decision making legitimate?

Read Traldi's book here: https://www.routledge.com/Political-Beliefs-A-Philosophical-Introduction/Traldi/p/book/9781032409108

[00:00] Introduction and Guest Welcome

[00:10] Thought Experiment: The Hills Game

[02:00] Polarization in Modern Politics

[05:07] Public vs. Private Reasoning

[09:37] Self-Delusion in Political Beliefs

[11:14] Memory and Political Beliefs

[28:13] Epistemic Democracy and Independent Thinking

[32:53] Political Humility and Controversy

[34:38] Political Beliefs vs. Political Knowledge

[36:26] Descriptive vs. Normative Political Beliefs

[37:40] Moral and Political Justification

[39:22] Ideologies and Philosophical Theories

[48:06] Liberalism and Neutrality

[56:21] Conclusion