Dr. Douglas Porpora Interview | Religion, War, God, Truth, and Morality | Ep. 24
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Dr. Douglas V. Porpora is a professor of sociology in the Department of Culture and Communication at Drexel University. His books include How Holocausts Happen: The United States in Central America, Landscapes of the Soul: The Loss of Moral Meaning in American Life, Post-Ethical Society: The Iraq War, Abu Ghraib, and the Moral Failure of the Secular, and Reconstructing Sociology: The Critical Realist Approach. Dr. Douglas Porpora is a very interdisciplinary scholar who, in addition to sociology, has also published in philosophy. His research interests range widely, but in communication, he is generally interested in how people converse and argue, especially politically and morally. Dr. Porpora’s ultimate concerns are with people’s larger meanings and values and how these intersect with politics and matters of social justice.
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0:00 Introduction
2:07 assessing Social Stability
5:30 Maga Movement, Neo-Liberalism, Knowledge Workers, and Truth
9:36 Moral Relativism, Nation Worship and Idolatry, Tribalism, Christian Nationalism
16:51 Morality, Belief in God, and Religious Tribalism
20:32 Israel, Hamas, Palestine, and the United States
26:16 America, Capitalism, and War, and Fake News
29:11 Post-Ethical Society, Prudential Concerns, Moral Courage, Indifference
36:56 God, Religion, and the Divine Signal
40:50 Martial Arts and Spirituality
44:24 Moral Meaning, Belief in God, Religious Orthopraxy
49:43 Religious Disorganization
53:21 Human Destiny and the Universe
54:53 Critical Realism, Truth, and Truth Judgements
58:47 From Argumentative Family to Study of Discourse
1:02:17 Porpora’s Search for Truth in Philosophy and the Social Sciences
1:11:50 Revenge of the Nerd
1:13:56 Some Sage Advice
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