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153: Your Favorite Philosopher Is You with Mannah Kallon
01:16 - Mannah’s Superpower: He is Comfortable in His Own Skin
- Being Yourself
02:17 - Assessing Identity and Evaluating Sense of Self in New Culture
- What a Philosopher is
03:42 - Quoting Beyoncé and Using the B Word
- Who Takes Offense?
- Is Everyone Given the Same Consideration?
06:25 - Moments of Self Doubt When Someone Doesn’t Believe You
- Simone de Beauvoir
- Addressing Terms of Identity with Conversation
- Botham Jean, Forgiveness, and Role Reversal
09:14 - Empathy
- Who is Your Favorite Philosopher
- Having the Ability to Consider and Alternative Viewpoint
11:22 - Retaliation is a Thing
16:33 - How to Deal With Coming Across a Viewpoint You Don’t Think Has Merit
- It is Healthy to Have a Level of Empathy for Your Enemies
- Assigning Value to Situations
18:56 - The Supreme Court Voting on Protections
- Systemic Hatred
- Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
23:23 - Origins of Thoughts and Root Causes
28:57 - Recognizing Privilege
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Special Guest: Mannah Kallon.