#17 – Lulie Tanett: Epistemology in the Social Sciences, Mindfulness and Taking Children Seriously

Lulie Tanett is a writer and expositor of ideas of applied critical rationalism. If you enjoy this podcast, please consider supporting it at: https://buymeacoffee.com/arjunkhemaniWe talk about:* Lulie’s untypical childhood and the parenting philosophy she was raised under* What psychology and the social sciences can learn from epistemology* Mindfulness tied to Critical Rationalism* The constraints of creativity* And much more!TIMESTAMPS0:00 - Lulie’s childhood and Taking Children Seriously9:30 - Why social science isn’t science11:35 - Evolutionary psychology 14:15 - Foundations of psychology: not neurology, but epistemology15:35 - Meme theory17:39 - What’s needed for consciousness?19:54 - AGI21:14 - Criticism Scheduling and Privacy29:35 - Tying mindfulness and meditation to Critical Rationalism45:05 - Constraints help creativity50:27 - Non-coercive schools52:53 - Critical Rationalism community + recommendations by LulieMENTIONED IN THE EPISODE* The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch* Episode 10 of Do Explain with David Deutsch on The Primacy of Ideas* Lulie’s recent appearance on the Do Explain podcast [The Chapman Series, Pt.5]* David Deutsch on the ‘Fun Criterion’ with Lulie Tanett* Increments podcast* Lulie’s post on Alexander TechniqueLULIE’S LINKS* Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/reasonisfun* Website: https://www.lulie.co.uk/ARJUN’S LINKS* Twitter: https://twitter.com/arjunkhemani* Blog: https://arjunkhemani.com* Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/arjunkhemani This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com