peter boghossian

There is an epidemic of primarily white people—and white women in particular—who are pretending to be Native Americans for professional gain. Dubbed “Pretendians,” these individuals are predominantly active in academia and hold tenured faculty positions or even department chairs.

To help make sense of this institutionally supported fraud, Peter Boghossian spoke with Jacqueline Keeler, a Native American author and journalist who’s an expert on the phenomena of Pretendians. Keeler names names and pulls no punches in this conversation.

In light of Peter's experience at Portland State University (PSU), he was only mildly surprised to hear Keeler’s report that three of its leading Indigenous Nations faculty are Pretendians: Ted Van Alst, Grace Dillon, and Judy Bluehorse Skelton.

Jacqueline Keeler: https://linktr.ee/jfkeeler

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Now that the first season of All Things Re-Considered has concluded, Peter Boghossian and Matt Thornton met to discuss viewer feedback. The vast majority of feedback has been positive, but a few criticisms are addressed: why Peter and Matt used Rachel Levine’s preferred pronouns, the “Kazoo Dilemma” (who is responsible for its inclusion and who performed the devil’s instrument), why we chose to examine NPR, if/how NPR could be fixed, the possibility that NPR “has always been this way,” what news we can trust, and the future of All Things Re-Considered.
 
We received several requests to release excerpts from the episodes that would be easier to share with friends than full videos. We think that’s a great idea, so individual show segments will be available over the next few weeks—just in time for lively discussions with friends and family throughout the holiday season. 

Our guest this week is law professor Bruce Pardy, discussing his recent column in the Financial Post where he identifies Critical Theory as one of the causes of the current social upheaval.  Knowing the basics of Critical Theory will help you understand why it's often impossible to succeed by using reason and logic when arguing with the radicals.

Bruce Pardy in the Financial Post, Jun 26, 2020: Apocalyptic science: How the West is destroying itself

Queen's University: Bruce Pardy, Professor

Youtube, Mar 11, 2020: Bruce Pardy at the Runnymede Society--The Civil War Inside the Law and the Side the Law Schools Are On

Helen Pluckrose, James A. Lindsay and Peter Boghossian in AREO Magazine, Oct 2, 2018: Academic Grievance Studies and the Corruption of Scholarship

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Amazon.ca: Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody by Helen Pluckrose and James A. Lindsay

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I spoke to acclaimed author and former academic James Lindsay about his involvement in the 'Grievance Studies Probe', which he led, and which demonstrated that so much of what passes as progressive academic thought is little more than fraudulent dogma. We discuss how and in what ways Social Justice Academia paints a false picture of society, and why and how it must be countered.

James is the author of a number of books, including 'How to Have Impossible Conversations', which he co-authored with Peter Boghossian, and 'Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything About Race, Gender and Identity - and Why This Harms Everybody', which he co-wrote with Helen Pluckrose.

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Dr. Peter Boghossian is a full time faculty member in the Department of Philosophy at Portland State University, an Affiliated Assistant Professor at Oregon Health Science University in the Department of General Internal Medicine, and a visiting fellow at Reason Foundation think tank. He’s an international speaker for the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Science and Reason and the Center for Inquiry, and has an extensive publication record across multiple domains of thought. His popular pieces have been featured in The New York Times, Scientific American, The Wall Street Journal, TIME Magazine, The Spectator, City Journal, The American Mind, The Philosophers’ Magazine, the LA Times, National Review, USA Today, New Statesman, etc. He’s the creator of the Atheos app and his most recent book, with translations in Mandarin, Polish, German, Romanian, is How to Have Impossible Conversations.

This is part two of a two-part series. We discussed some concerns many have about being in an enclosed space with people for an extended period of time. Also, Peter gives us his take on how to handle impossible conversations during lockdown. 

This series was very honest and personal. We discussed our current life situations and we both shared some of the experiences we've had during this weird experience. Peter gave me genuine advice on what can I do to make the best out of this experience, both for me and for my family.

I am really thankful with him for joining me to discuss what we consider an overlooked consequence of this crisis. Peter truly is a role model for me.

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Website: http://peterboghossian.com

Book: How to Have Impossible Conversations.

Twitter: @peterboghossian

Great conversation with Chris at Peak Prospetity

Atheos App: It's the perfect app for atheists, agnostics, humanists, skeptics, freethinkers, and even believers who want to find out how best to engage in religious discussions.

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HIGHLIGHTS

Intro

(5:10) Will crimes increase during lockdown?

(9:00) Belief revisions during lockdown.

(12:40) Who should we treat first during a pandemic?

(13:45) Are all lives equal?

(19:00) Social Justice Movement in Mexico.

(20:00) Reverse Q&A .

(23:40) What are the consequences of telling a whole generation that they are fragile?

(25:03) Should we have universal protocols to help us navigate through a crisis?

(29:47) How will our conversations look like during / after this crisis?

(31:17) Following up with part one of our conversation.

(33:10) The power of scales and modeling

(33:30) How can asking someone questions can change their behavior for good - disconfirmation questions.

(34:04) The backfire effect

(36:55) Workout during lockdown.

(38:00) Making difficult decisions during lockdown.

(38:55) Peter's wife is a hero!

(44:08) Healthcare providers should be given Time's magazine person of the year award.

Outro

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Dr. Peter Boghossian is a full time faculty member in the Department of Philosophy at Portland State University, an Affiliated Assistant Professor at Oregon Health Science University in the Department of General Internal Medicine, and a visiting fellow at Reason Foundation think tank. He’s an international speaker for the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Science and Reason and the Center for Inquiry, and has an extensive publication record across multiple domains of thought. His popular pieces have been featured in The New York Times, Scientific American, The Wall Street Journal, TIME Magazine, The Spectator, City Journal, The American Mind, The Philosophers’ Magazine, the LA Times, National Review, USA Today, New Statesman, etc. He’s the creator of the Atheos app and his most recent book, with translations in Mandarin, Polish, German, Romanian, is How to Have Impossible Conversations.

This is part one of a two-part series. We discussed some concerns many have about being in an enclosed space with people for an extended period of time. Also, Peter gives us his take on how to handle impossible conversations during lockdown. 

This episode was very honest and personal. We discussed our current life situations and we both shared some of the experiences we've had during this weird experience. Peter gave me genuine advice on what can I do to make the best out of this experience, both for me and for my family.

I am really thankful with him for joining me to discuss what we consider an overlooked consequence of this crisis. If all things go as planned, we'll publish the second part of this conversation as early as Monday. Stay safe, everyone.

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Website: http://peterboghossian.com

Book: How to Have Impossible Conversations.

Twitter: @peterboghossian

Great conversation with Chris at Peak Prospetity

Atheos App: It's the perfect app for atheists, agnostics, humanists, skeptics, freethinkers, and even believers who want to find out how best to engage in religious discussions.

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HIGHLIGHTS

Intro

(4:00) What happens to conversations during times like these?

(4:30) How do you have conversations with people you are lockdown with?

(5:25) The power of Modeling. 

(6:25) Using rapport to build trust, having alone time and together time.

(8:17) Heineken commercial.

(9:25) Alone time and communal time during lockdown - WOW.

(11:50) How to prevent heated discussions.

(12:15) How to have impossible conversations.

(12:07) Is it feasible to build rapport during lockdown?

(13:00) Tracking your progress is key. 

(15:30) Silence during conversations.

(18:07) Talking with people who hold strong convictions during lockdown - WOW.

(20:30) Unread Library Effect.

(21:55) Problems with authority.

(23:19) Why people confront one another?

(25:02) Ideologues during lockdown.

(26:15) Living with ideologues.

(29:09) Disconfirmation technique - WOW.

(30:10) Talking with an ideologue about something not so easy to prove.

(34:00) Problems one can face with people who have different points of view about this crisis.

(37:00) What to do if our authorities seem to be not tacking this crisis seriously?

(38:00) What should one do to prevent sounding like “Chicken Little” during this crisis?

(39:05) What should young people do to during this crisis?

(41:10) Using social media during this crisis.

(44:30) How should I embrace my neighbors during this crisis?

(46:40) How to talk with co-workers, employers and employees during this crisis? 

(49:00) The loss of confidence in our leaders.

(55:18) Handling inner conversations during this crisis. 

Outro

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0010 - In this episode I interview Corey Miller, President of Ratio Christi, in advance of his upcoming discussion with atheist Professor Peter Boghossian here in Utah. On February 6 and 7, Dr. Miller and Dr. Boghossian will engage in four dialogues on four Utah campuses. The title of their dialogue is, "A Christian and an Atheist Unite Against the Death of Intellectual Diversity at the University: How Social Justice and Identity Politics are Negatively Impacting Culture and the University." In our interview Dr. Miller discusses how this discussion came about and why this topic is so important. He defines and gives the history of the "social justice" movement and contemporary critical theory and how these ideas are destroying the campus and the church.  For more info about the upcoming events in Utah go here - https://www.facebook.com/ratiochristi.utah.