Episode #73: Frank - "French Stucturalist Philosophers, Ancient Asian Philosophy, & Compassion"

Frank, a computer scientist working in military intelligence, speaks to Resident Philosopher Nicholas Whittaker about French stucturalist philosophers, ancient Asian philosophy, and compassion.Timestamps:00:40: Existentialism, Aesthetics ,Cognitive Science and Computer Science Entrepreneur. Frank's background making him a perfect guest for the topic02:05: The stereotype, futility of human life vs hardcore data analysis in a lab. Compatibility between opposed disciplines. 03:50: The closed loop of empirical and imaginative. Rational vs irrational. Moving from formal aspects of human life. Making the leap from the programming to the ineffable experience of it. 06:02: Francis Fukuyama, French deconstructionism and the debates of academic aesthetics vs pragmatic versions07:55: Instead of Law School (Philosophy Zombies), Military Intelligence as a practical application of philosophy. Politics and a different way of approaching the world. 10:25: The commitment to "solving" art. Why do we respond the way we do? Carving up the world at its joints. Don't schematize, dive into the experienced itselfSupport the showWebsite: talkpopc.orgInstagram: @talkpopcEmail: [email protected]