The 3 elements of stupidity, according to philosophy | Jonny Thomson: Full Interview

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Become a Big Think member to unlock expert classes, premium print issues, exclusive events and more: https://bigthink.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=yt_desc Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, A philosopher’s argument against the cult of achievement | Zena Hitz: Full Interview ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD4Fhh6GDcY Philosopher Jonny Thomson walks through Dietrich Bonhoeffer's 3 conditions for the kind of stupidity that destroys societies: Outsourcing your thinking to an authority, willful ignorance, and conformity. Thomson shows how each one appears today, from AI answering our moral questions to political parties enforcing loyalty over conviction. 0:00 Introduction to philosophical concepts 0:26 Dietrich Bonhoeffer 3:22 3 defining elements of stupidity 9:14 Why stupidity outweighs explicit evil 15:03 Epistemic trespassing and intellectual pride 22:06 Resolving personal and institutional stupidity 27:36 How power structures cultivate stupidity 32:30 Language, bullshitting, and social media 37:44 Cultivating intellectual skepticism and reflection Read the video transcript ► https://bigthink.com/series/full-interview/philosophy-of-stupidity/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description © Freethink Media Inc., All Rights Reserved. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go Deeper with Big Think: ►Become a Big Think Youtube Member Get exclusive classes and early, ad-free access to new releases without leaving Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/@bigthink/membership/ ►Become a Big Think Web Member Get the entire Big Think Class library, premium print issues, live events, and more. https://bigthink.com/membership/ ►Subscribe to Big Think on Substack Get all of your favorite Big Think content delivered to your inbox. https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/subscribe/ ►Listen to Big Think Interviews on Spotify Insights from the world's biggest thinkers, now as a podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/7KRYoRD1NdF2aoQcBMyPlb ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonny Thomson taught philosophy in Oxford for more than a decade before turning to writing full-time. He’s a columnist at Big Think and is the award-winning, bestselling author of three books that have been translated into 22 languages. Jonny is also the founder of Mini Philosophy, a social network of around two million curious, intelligent minds. He's known all over the world for making philosophy accessible, relatable, and fun.