Episode 5: Of Meta-Ethics, Storytelling, and Memory Distortion

Is morality objective, subjective, or somewhere in between? What makes a story fantastic? Just how unreliable is the human mind? Matt and Scott welcome you back to The Phantasmagoria Think Tank. A huge thank-you to Yasmin, Tray, and Selena for guest-starring in this episode. Additional Resources Sam Harris' Moral Landscape: https://samharris.org/books/the-moral-landscape/ Kantian Philosophy (Crash Course): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bIys6JoEDw Contractarianism (Crash Course): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Co6pNvd9mc&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNgK6MZucdYldNkMybYIHKR&index=38 Pixar's 22 Rules of Phenomenal Storytelling: https://www.slideshare.net/powerfulpoint/pixar-22rulestophenomenalstorytellingpowerfulpointslideshare/1 Rewrite of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSQJ9W4SxiQ Sir Frederic Bartlett and The War of the Ghosts: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p00f8n47 The Plight of Roger Newman: https://www.tes.com/lessons/QIuxYy2U9ZCWpw/introduction-to-early-american-history Theme music is "Seasons" by DJ AG: https://open.spotify.com/album/6KF0kxLurhP9eRF94fB2cP