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Podcast: A Ghost in the Machine by Daniel D
Episode: Psychological or Logical?
Description: Greetings and salutations, fellow weirdos, misfits, and heterodox thinkers! Welcome to another episode of A Ghost in the Machine, the Podcast. This time I discuss two excellent posts, Against the Psychologization of Philosophy, by L.P. Koch, and The Autism Horseshoe, by Richard Hanania. These two essays complement each other quite well and raise some interesting issues. Why do we think the way we do? What do our beliefs, attitudes, and mental habits say about us? And is being neuro-atypical (a.k.a., a “weirdo”) actually a blessing in disguise? Are the causes of our beliefs psychological or l...