Show notes
YERRR – Alex O’Connor joins the boys to break down the wildest moral questions you’ve never wanted to answer. From siblings and animal relationships to split brains and trolley problems, it’s philosophy at its most unhinged.
Deep thoughts, dark hypotheticals, and big laughs.All that and more on this week’s episode of FLAGRANT. INDULGE.0:00 Who has the most empathy?4:08 Incest is ok! Empathy is self-serving9:14 What are ethics? Finding out about ladyboys16:29 Caring about holes + God needs priests22:45 Why is bestiality wrong? Rationalising everything36:15 Trolley problems + Utilitarianism's limits46:18 Fat man variance 52:39 Plato, history of philosophy + Turbo losers55:58 Deeper issues & motivations + Too many voting1:00:35 Changing political systems + Rule utilitarianism1:05:46 Brexit & feeling of losing cultural identity1:10:10 Facts to serve feelings + Split brains1:16:24 Philosophy of mind + What makes you, you?1:27:19 What makes you happy? Turning it off1:39:54 Does Alex have a therapist? Deep self-introspection1:50:41 Dabbling with substances, Realisations & Demons
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