Fighting Anomie is a podcast hosted by Marshall McCready that questions fundamental philosophical and cultural ideas.
www.fightinganomie.com (https://www.fightinganomie.com?utm_medium=podcast)
The social self, social emotions, anomie, types of social disruptions, responses to anomie, preventing and fighting anomie.
Seth Abrutyn’s article on anomie (https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-journal-of-sociology-archives-europeennes-de-sociologie/article/abs/toward-a-general-theory-of-anomie-the-social-psychology-of-disintegration/59EBE3FC39F6503EC6EDF737F5393CBB)
Fighting Anomie is a podcast and blog about life’s big questions.
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Substack blog (https://fightinganomie.substack.com/)
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@fightinganomie), Twitter (https://twitter.com/FightingAnomie), Facebook (https://facebook.com/fightinganomieblog), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/fightinganomie/)
Marshall’s website (https://www.marshallmccready.com/)
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2 Dec 2022
Thinking Time
I discuss the two senses of time, lifetime and meantime, and why distinguishing between the two matters.
Blog post on time (https://fightinganomie.substack.com/p/why-clocks-dont-keep-time-and-how)
For feedback, email fightinganomie@gmail.com.
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18 Jun 2022
Nothingness, Faith, and Psychophilosophy
I discuss humility and certainty and how they relate to psychic health and psychopathology.
Nothingness & Faith: The path of self-awareness (https://fightinganomie.substack.com/p/nothingness-and-faith)
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13 Jun 2022
What is identity and what does it mean to identify as something?
I discuss the nature of identities, the act of identification, and how these things relate to the social construction of language.
I Identify as Hot, Cool, Smart, Skilled, and Good (https://fightinganomie.substack.com/p/i-identify-as-hot-cool-smart-skilled?s=w)
The Joy of Overcoming: What Pride Month is Really About (https://fightinganomie.substack.com/p/the-joy-of-overcoming-what-pride?s=w)
Self-Portrait in Black and White (https://www.amazon.com/Self-Portrait-Black-White-Unlearning-Race/dp/0393608867)
Glen Loury on Lex Friedman (https://youtu.be/YbJZnShMQAo)
A Hidden Life (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5827916/) (A film about human sacrifice under undemocratic rule)
Animal (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15674216/)
Boys vs Women (https://boysvswomen.com/#/) (Website about athletic advantages)
Secret Hitler board game (https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Hitler/dp/B01JKD4HYC/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1B2RWUQGNG6FO&keywords=secret+hitler+game+original&qid=1655083610&sprefix=Secret+hitler+game%2Caps%2C113&sr=8-2)
Awesome lecture on Nietzsche’s perspectivalism (https://youtu.be/ZYl-2AWOpLM)
Awesome lecture on William James’ pragmatism (https://youtu.be/RiHq0bPHB44)
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4 Jun 2022
Orwell's Doublethink & How to Self-Deceive
I explain George Orwell’s concept of doublethink and how you can do it so that you can avoid self-deception and become more free.
My doublethink article (https://fightinganomie.substack.com/p/doing-doublethink-a-manual-for-self?s=w)
William James’ essay on habits (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Habit_(James_1914))
Megan Phelps-Roper’s memoir (https://www.amazon.com/Unfollow-Memoir-Leaving-Westboro-Baptist/dp/0374275831)
Book on intra-individual gene conflict (https://www.amazon.com/Folly-Fools-Logic-Deceit-Self-Deception/dp/0465085970)
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis (https://youtu.be/54l8_ewcOlY)
The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance (Birdman) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2562232/)
Donate to Alyona’s Ukraine fund: @Alyona-McCready on Venmo
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17 May 2022
What is a Scientific Worldview? (feat. Dr. Kevin McCaffree)
I talk to interdisciplinary sociologist Dr. Kevin McCaffree about whether there is such a thing as “a scientific worldview.” Our conversation touches on human free will, the meaning of meaning, and the nature of truth.
Dr. McCaffree’s Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=s1l3b40AAAAJ&hl=en)
Intriguing book review by Dr. McCaffree (https://www.skeptic.com/reading_room/honor-dignity-victim-cultures/?fbclid=IwAR13DxEjNoHu6_2vFmhQVK9C-ottuktIUEEOgktwnBWKCupgcSedmWH6qhM)
Worldview Foundations Research Team (https://worldviewfoundationslab.com/)
Putting the Panic Back in Moral Panic Theory (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1752379/?q=Marshall%20McCready)
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8 May 2022
Privilege Talk & The Meaning of Mental Illness
2018 blog post about media evaluations of mass shooters (https://www.marshallmccready.com/fighting-anomie/2018/2/20/the-politicization-of-mental-illness-in-mass-shooters)
Self-Encounter: A Study in Existentialism (1961) (https://youtu.be/EsUDzTsytMY)
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5 Aug 2020
Science, Shapiro, & Self (feat. Ram)
Ram and I discus, the popularization of science and its effect, Colin Kaepernick, the philosophy of habit formation, Dr. Phil, and a lot of other stuff.
Links:
Marshall’s website (https://www.marshallmccready.com/)
Guns Akimbo movie (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6902676/)
John Oliver’s segment on the Uighurs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17oCQakzIl8)
Two Psychologists Four Beers podcast (https://www.fourbeers.com/)
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8 Jul 2019
William James & Pragmatism: Part II (feat. Mario, Ram, and Micah)
In this episode, Mario, Ram, Micah, and I discuss Lecture III of William James’ series of lectures on pragmatism titled “Some Metaphysical Problems Pragmatically Considered.” We touch on the nature of consciousness, debate the metaphysics of color, try to identify what we mean by “love,” and more.
Links:
Recommended Podcast: “An enlightening, frustrating conversation on liberalism (with Adam Gopnik)”
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/enlightening-frustrating-conversation-on-liberalism/id1081584611?i=1000442918438 (https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/enlightening-frustrating-conversation-on-liberalism/id1081584611?i=1000442918438)
Pragmatism and Other Writings - William James
https://www.amazon.com/Pragmatism-Other-Writings-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140437355 (https://www.amazon.com/Pragmatism-Other-Writings-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140437355)
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5 Jul 2019
William James & Pragmatism: Part I (feat. Micah and Ram)
In this episode of the Fighting Anomie podcast, I discuss two of the lectures on pragmatism delivered by William James as well as the philosophical tradition of pragmatism with my friends Micah Brouwer and Ram Prasanna. The conversation is part of a new series on William James including his pragmatic philosophy, metaphysics, and general approach towards life. Each episode in the series will entails a group discussion between several myself and several thoughtful friends of mine.
Links:
The Partially Examined Life podcast (Check out their episodes on James and Pragmatism!)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-partially-examined-life-philosophy-podcast/id318345767 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-partially-examined-life-philosophy-podcast/id318345767)
Pragmatism and Other Writings - William James
https://www.amazon.com/Pragmatism-Other-Writings-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140437355 (https://www.amazon.com/Pragmatism-Other-Writings-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140437355)
The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America - Louis Menand
https://www.amazon.com/Metaphysical-Club-Story-Ideas-America/dp/0374528497 (https://www.amazon.com/Metaphysical-Club-Story-Ideas-America/dp/0374528497)
Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error - Kathryn Schultz
https://www.amazon.com/Being-Wrong-Adventures-Margin-Error/dp/0061176052 (https://www.amazon.com/Being-Wrong-Adventures-Margin-Error/dp/0061176052)
Sociology of Georg Simmel - Kurt Wolff
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1298490669/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1298490669/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
12 Rules for Life - Jordan Peterson
https://www.amazon.com/12-Rules-Life-Antidote-Chaos/dp/0345816021 (https://www.amazon.com/12-Rules-Life-Antidote-Chaos/dp/0345816021)
The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God - Dallas Willard
https://www.amazon.com/Divine-Conspiracy-Rediscovering-Hidden-Life/dp/0060693339 (https://www.amazon.com/Divine-Conspiracy-Rediscovering-Hidden-Life/dp/0060693339)
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion - Jonathan Haidt
https://www.amazon.com/Righteous-Mind-Divided-Politics-Religion/dp/0307455777 (https://www.amazon.com/Righteous-Mind-Divided-Politics-Religion/dp/0307455777)
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4 Jun 2019
Rationality and Ideology (feat. Ram)
In this episode, I sit down with my friend Ram to discuss the meaning and limits of "rationality," the relationship between rationality and ideological disagreement, and the influence of censorship on thinking.
Links:
Follow HardConvos on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardConvos (https://twitter.com/HardConvos)
Tetlock’s study of expert predictions: https://press.princeton.edu/titles/11152.html (https://press.princeton.edu/titles/11152.html)
Link to Andrew Sullivan’s column: http://nymag.com/author/andrew-sullivan/ (http://nymag.com/author/andrew-sullivan/)
Documentary about “Bronies”: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2446192/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2446192/)
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26 May 2019
Free Will, Determinism, and Predestination (feat. Nathan)
In this episode of Fighting Anomie, I sit down with my good friend Nathan Worden to talk about human agency. Do humans have free will - do we determine our futures? Juxtaposing this hopeful idea next to the impersonal physical laws of the universe and the potential existence of an all-powerful God makes for an anxiety inducing yet thought provoking discussion.
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