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Editor @AreoMagazine Secular, liberal humanist. Mother. Doglover. Writing book about epistemology & ethics on the academic left Helen.pluckrose@areomagazine.com

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    1. Jacob Phillips‏ @Counteredlogos Jan 12
      Replying to @Counteredlogos @HPluckrose

      And many millions of people on this planet don't have access to any of these things - but they can teach us advanced liberals incredible stuff that we've lost. Family, community, obligations, social ties, in a word - wisdom.

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    2. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose Jan 12
      Replying to @Counteredlogos

      Quite possibly but this seems to be a different matter again. Perhaps we could have those things (provided we want them) and not die in childbirth.

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    3. Jacob Phillips‏ @Counteredlogos Jan 12
      Replying to @HPluckrose

      Not dying in childbirth is something a humane person should want available for all (modernity hasn't managed that yet, but yes, it's come closest). Nonetheless, are we really that great? We're quite good at things like depression, eating disorders, addiction, violence, etc

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    4. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose Jan 12
      Replying to @Counteredlogos

      Pretty great, yes. We don't know how much depression, and eating disorder there was in times past coz society didn't recognise it. Addiction is as new as the things to be addicted to. Violence is at an all time low. Would you like to have lived in medieval times?

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    5. Jacob Phillips‏ @Counteredlogos Jan 12
      Replying to @HPluckrose

      Yes and no. I don't buy the idea that these maladies are as old as the hills, but we're never gonna settle that on Twitter. Addiction in the Ancient World, yes - opoid *epidemics*, no. The violence statistics are also a minefield.

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    6. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose Jan 12
      Replying to @Counteredlogos

      Well no, limited opioids. You think depression is new? Maybe, to some extent. People had to keep going in the past and that helps. Sympathy for sufferers is quite new. Violence has clearly decreased tho. See Pinker.

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    7. Jacob Phillips‏ @Counteredlogos Jan 12
      Replying to @HPluckrose

      I meant epidemics - limited epidemics, but I really don't think we can settle any of these examples on Twitter

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    8. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose Jan 12
      Replying to @Counteredlogos

      Epidemics of what. I find I'm not getting your point.

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    9. Jacob Phillips‏ @Counteredlogos Jan 12
      Replying to @HPluckrose

      Drug use. I accept there are drunkards around in Greek myths and medieval tales, but not massive epidemics of addiction.

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    10. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose Jan 12
      Replying to @Counteredlogos

      I don't know enough about this period to say but it seems likely more drugs are in existence and accessible now.

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      Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose Jan 12
      Replying to @HPluckrose @Counteredlogos

      Goodnight, Jacob. Thanks for the chat.

      5:20 PM - 12 Jan 2018
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