On Honor and Justice (w/ Tamler Sommers)

Tamler Sommers, philosopher and co-host of Very Bad Wizards, joins us just a few days after the insurrection on the Capitol to explain how we got here (spoiler alert: liberalism's over-emphasis on individualism and dignity seriously failed us). He also walks us through some of the controversial arguments in his book — Why Honor Matters — and describes the ways in which honor cultures actually have a lot to teach us (especially in these crazy Covid times) about courage, community, and responsibility. On the agenda: * Diagnosing Trump's army * Honor: What is it? * Honor v. Religion (see: our interviews w/ Tom Holland and Tomer Persico) * Anti-Maskers: Freedom fighters or Trump tribalists? * Honor's bad rap * What Liberalism Has Wrought — Mass Incarceration * Conflict Resolution in Honor Cultures * Restorative Justice in Theory (See “Can Forgiveness Play A Role in Criminal Justice?” and “Conflicts as Property”) * Vaccine envy, just desserts, and other American depravities * Restorative Justice in Action (Tamler’s inspirations: ”Forgiveness in Justice” & “Conflicts as Property”) * Interrupting violence with honor (and a cameo from The Godfather) * Safety, risk, and damned bicycle helmets * On Covid theater and authoritarian control * Tamler's beef with philosophy Find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podcast Addict, and Stitcher. Follow @UncertainPod on your social media of choice. Uncertain Things is hosted and produced by Adaam James Levin-Areddy and Vanessa M. Quirk. For more doomsday thoughts, subscribe to: uncertain.substack.com. Get full access to Uncertain Things at uncertain.substack.com/subscribe