13: Spirituality and Politics - THE 'ART OF THINKING' Greg Scorzo with Rick Repetti.

In this podcast, Greg Scorzo talks to professor of philosophy Dr Rick Ripetti, who teaches at The City University of New York. They discuss the veridicality of supernatural experiences, the tensions between philosophy and religious mysticism, why extremists see themselves as holding the moral high ground, how to discuss politics in an era of extreme political polarisation, whether Rand's philosophy is collectivist, the epistemic virtues of the political spectrum, sophistry, whether identity politics is a religion, marginalisation and narcissism, special pleading fallacies, progressivism and elitism, the ethics of describing people as “having been manipulated”, the complexity of Donald Trump, and the pros and cons of mindfulness.MORE ABOUT GREG SCORZO www.gregscorzo.comAUDIOPLAY LOVE BEFORE COVID by Greg Scorzo.LOVE BEFORE COVID PODCAST CHANNELhttps://audioboom.com/channels/5042465-the-love-before-covid-podcast-channel from 3 chapters of Greg Scorzo's debut novel LOVE BEFORE COVID AUDIOPLAY This unique listening experience, we are taken on a journey through the turbulent love life of our protagonist Joe, via his romantic relationships with two different women, Janet and Lorraine. This is done by eavesdropping on real-time exchanges between the 3 characters. How to navigate that journey, the listener has to decide on their own. Beware, this is not a happy gallop through a RomCom. LOVE BEFORE COVID is written, devised, directed and scored by philosopher Dr Greg Scorzo. It stars Daniel Ashman and Sarah Dalzell and is narrated by Chris Conway, and produced by Lizzie Soden. Greg Scorzo's debut novel 'Love Before Covid,'  traumatic (sur)realism at it's best. An experimental and extreme collection of real-time dialogues, traversing a complex moral maze of how love is being impacted by gender politics in these polarised political times. Exploring the nature of love and drawing focus to the dark side of romance, procreation and sex, it deals unsparingly with unpredictable behaviour, abuse, depravity and forgiveness. To find out what healthy love could be, this book explores what it shouldn’t be. "Where love rules, there is no will to power, and where power predominates, love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other." - Carl JungBUY LOVE BEFORE COVID ON  https://troubador.co.uk/bookshop/contemporary/love-before-covidhttps://amzn.eu/d/9xqo7XsAvailable on kindle - https://amzn.eu/d/4f4tPYtEbook versions - Apple Books,Google play, Kobo.Author pagesTroubador Press https://troubador.co.uk/author/greg-scorzoGood Readshttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/22025371.GREG_SCORZOAMAZON author https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B099PYZN1F/aboutTUBE CHANNEL@gregscorzo GREG SCORZO - Author - Writer - Podcasts - Eventshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCASbIhvUni4ESx2DhaJ5esALOVE BEFORE COVID PLAYLISThttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDZyPzVnhlANimt-lCQK2_FfawgmDztzeBOOK TALKS PLAYLISThttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDZyPzVnhlANSjhu5I8DDY9F9hXhK93dyDIALOGUES BETWEEN AUTHOR GREG SCORZO AND ASSORTED READERS.  ART OF THINKING PODCAST ON YOUTUBEhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?li