How do we find ‘the good’ in a world of bad hot takes? Here to help the crew pan for gold is Hannah Anderson. She joins Andrew, Alastair, and Derek to discuss her new book, All That’s Good: Recovering The Lost Art of Discernment, and shares how, through discernment, we can not only survive the world but enjoy it.
Timestamps:
Intro: [0:00 – 2:40]
Why write a book on discernment? [2:40 – 4:40]
Why “discernment” is often used in a negative sense [4:40 – 10:00]
How to assess the online context, and engage/comment on issues virtuously [10:00 – 15:20]
How to exercise wisdom in choosing one good thing, or opportunity, and another [15:20 – 23:45]
Where/when discernment is the most difficult to use [23:45 – 27:40]
Which voices we should listen to in a world where everyone is telling us to follow them [27:40 – 33:55]
How to limit the online voices/figures on our newsfeed [33:55 – 40:13]
Conclusion [40:13 – 41:30]
Resources mentioned:
The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters
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