Philosophy Resolves Conflict with Tuur Demeester (WiM159)

Tuur Demeester joins me for a conversation on philosophy, argumentation ethics, and the 4 causes of conflict and universal solutions in relation to property and self-ownership. Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUEST Tuur’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester Tuur’s Writing: https://tuurdemeester.medium.com/ PODCAST Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1 RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI Transcript: OUTLINE 00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro 00:00:08 Are We Philosophical or Philosophers? 00:06:41 Tuur Reflects on How Philosophy and Bitcoin Entered His Life 00:13:42 “The Most Painful Thing to Lose Are Illusions” 00:20:20 Touching on the Root of Fiat as an Expression of Fear 00:23:20 Tuur Demystifies the Way to Study Philosophy 00:27:48 Reading is Not Page 1 to Page 100: Deviate, Target, Access Multiple Sources 00:34:26 The Value of Books That Are Not Bestsellers 00:38:16 Where Does Knowledge Go if it is Only Thought and Not Conveyed… 00:44:21 Defining the Philosophy of Law Ties in With Political Philosophy 00:49:40 Touching on the Paradox of Contract and Conflict 00:52:55 Philosophers Behind Argumentation Ethics and the Universal Causes of Conflict 00:56:05 Fighting Over a Steak: 4 Causes of Conflict and 4 Universal Solutions Explained 01:03:44 Applying Universal Solutions to Humanize Political Factions 01:07:15 Left/Right is a Useful Fiction for the Collective Narrative, Not the Individual 01:11:41 Scale Variance of Compassion and Unity in Human Society 01:15:20 Cultural vs. Individual Software: One is Necessary, One is Self-Autonomy 01:25:34 Do We Self-Program to Fear or Reciprocal Love? 01:28:53 NYDIG 01:30:00 Revisiting Fiat as an Expression of Fear 01:33:50 Property in Relation to Individual Self-Ownership: Are We Self-Owned? 01:42:53 The Printing Press Revolution Undermined Knowledge via Dialogue 01:45:50 Arguing Against Self-Ownership is Arguing For Self-Ownership 01:51:12 Navigating the Territory of Property in a Collective Setting 01:56:10 Revisiting the Paradox of Contract and Conflict with Consensus 02:03:44 Bitcoin as a Proxy for Universal Solutions That Shrinks Conflict Space 02:07:39 “What is Money?” Outro Highlight (00:56:05) to (1:03:44) SOCIAL Breedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22 WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=en All My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22 WRITTEN WORK Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/ Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22 Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22 Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedlove Dollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528 The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=true RECOMMENDED BUSINESSES Worldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/ Join Me At Bitcoin 2022 (10% off if paying with fiat, or discount code BREEDLOVE for Bitcoin): https://www.tixr.com/groups/bitcoinconference/events/bitcoin-2022-26217 Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/ Buy Bitcoin in a Tax-Advantaged Account: https://www.daim.io/robert-breedlove/ Buy Your Dream Home without Selling Your Bitcoin with Ledn: https://ledn.io/en/?utm_source=breedlove&utm_medium=email+&utm_campaign=substack