Utopias and Dystopias | Prof. Weston Miller

Formerly a corporate attorney, advertising copywriter, and carpenter, Weston Miller teaches intermediate Humanities and introductory writing courses at Babson College. Specifically, he teaches a popular class on 'Utopias/Dystopias', and also the 'The Literature of Guilt'. He lives in Hyde Park, MA, with his wife. You can read more about him using the links below. Links  _____________________  Find Weston: https://www.babson.edu/academics/facu...  Join our community:  https://forms.gle/3gmq2WahzJZZ9Bny9  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1hcQAzz...  Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...  Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... Instagram: @utopiaisnow   Twitter: @UtopiaIsNow    Timestamps _____________________  0:00 - Professor Weston Miller's Story and the Pursuit of Fiction Writing 6:09 - Justice, Fairness, and Dystopia 19:16 - Who are 'The Others' and the Importance of Cognitive Diversity 24:45 - The Philosophy of Zero-Sum vs Positive-Sum Games 33:58 - Disruption and the Balance of Power 39:39 - Feminist Epistemology and Dystopia 50:24 - Is Utopia possible? A Brief Exploration 59:02 - Do we need "Losers" to motivate "Winners" 1:08:42 - Professor Miller's Utopia Books/People Mentioned ______________________ Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi The Power by Naomi Alderman The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood Black Mirror Credits _____________________  Art Work: Pablo Picasso - The Reservoir, Horta de Ebro (1909)   Music Credits: A Journey Through The Universe – Lesion X