Send us a textIn this episode we discuss the ethical topics that face us today how people should act. Are there a million different ways to live a good life or are there some absolutes that are built into the human experience? Here's what we hit on: nutrition, marriage, having kids, duty, and more. Trigger warning: infant loss — towards the end of our conversation we talk about Baby Fin and the future we are facing with his birth & short (but precious) life.
Send us a textWe discuss generalization vs specialization: is it better to be good at lots of things, or GREAT at one thing? Is there a moral implication either way? Which one are we and is that for the best? Which would we encourage in our homeschool and in how we raise our children? Thanks for listening! SUBSCRIBE, leave a review, & follow along on our other channels:Instagram: https://instagram.com/leafandlearnTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@leafandlearnFacebook: http://facebook.com/thelea...
Send us a textWhat should be censored and why? Should anything be kept hidden? Who's in charge of hiding things from us? Are you doing the same thing when it comes to your kids? Is that a good thing? We use Plato's Republic as a launching point to dive in to the hot topic of censorship.Starting with government censorship and media censorship, we then explore censorship surrounding kids. Is there a difference? Who is allowed to influence our children and how much control over this should...
Send us a textHumans are “social creatures” — but are there times when socialization can be a bad thing? How much socialization do we *actually* need, and how much (and what type) should our children be exposed to?We start off by looking at two opposing philosophical viewpoints on this subject from Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Thomas Hobbes. Then we get into politics, public education, how "de-socializing" changed our own worldviews, overbearing high school administrators, inappropriate spanking...