In this episode I spoke to Jason Brennan, philosopher at Georgetown University, likely best known for the provocatively titled Against Democracy. We discuss many topics, including fallibility, moral judgment, and what we owe each other across deep disagreement.
We cover his case against democracy, his work on when bad beliefs should disqualify someone from friendship, and the moral risks of doing moral philosophy. We also discuss his forthcoming book Glass Houses, which defends grace, or the withholding of moral judgement against others as a practical response to our own unreliability as moral judges.
Relevant Links:
Brennan, “Friendship and Blackballing for Bad Beliefs”
Brennan & Freiman, “Moral Philosophy’s Moral Risk”
Brennan, Glass Houses
Deeyah Khan documentary
The Enemies Project