The Filan Cabinet

Feb 14, 2023

In this episode I speak with Shea Levy about Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism, and what it has to say about ethics and epistemology. Topics we talk about include:

• What is Objectivism?
• Can you be an Objectivist and disagree with Ayn Rand?
• What's the Objectivist theory of aesthetics?
• Why isn't there a biography of...

Feb 5, 2023

In this episode I speak with Oliver Habryka, head of Lightcone Infrastructure, the organization that runs the internet forum LessWrong, about his projects in the rationality and existential risk spaces. Topics we talk about include:

• How did LessWrong get revived?
• How good is LessWrong?
• Is there anything that beats...