Free guide: 52 Ways to Be More Emotionally Intelligent https://newsletter.sankalpgarud.org/52waysguide In this podcast, I talk to Sanat Sogani on the intersection between psychology and politics. We discuss a range of issues from the history of political theory to morality and Buddhism. I hope you find this discussion engaging. Sanat Sogani is a PhD student in Political Theory at the Central European University in Vienna. (00:00) Introduction (02:24) Psychology and Politics discussion begins (05:35) What is politics (11:36) Key Ideas of Politics 12:36 Plato and Socrates 13:24 Aristotle 14:28 Hobbes 15:55 Rousseau 17:33 Hobbes vs Rousseau 18:23 Kant 19:36 Marx 20:31 Rawls 21:41 Feminism 22:15 Nancy Fraser & Elizabeth Anderson 24:00 Confucius and Eastern Thinkers 26:52 Which thinker influenced Sanat the most? 27:57 Is Rishi Sunak Kantian? 29:46 Buddhism, Religion and Atheism 34:51 Where does religion go wrong? 35:38 Deontology vs utilitarianism 38:51 The trolley problem 41:18 Trolley problem in the pandemic 42:04 Buddhist philosophy 43:47 Is growth limited to a few? 45:47 The problem of psychopathy and bad actors 46:23 Problems inherent in Buddhsim and any belief system 48:39 Liberalism 50:16 Is political theory useful in day to day life? 54:32 Arriving at political conclusions through psychological premises 55:02 Agency and mental health 57:49 Intersection of psychology and politics 01:00:27 Status and social hierarchies 01:04:50 Morality 01:09:43 Sankalp's views on where morality comes from 01:11:02 Jonathan Haidt's Moral Foundation Theory 01:14:20 Marriage 01:19:25 Conform or Rebel: How to Decide? 01:22:18 Protests 01:24:05 Books & resources to learn political theory 01:25:25 Left - right spectrum 01:28:06 Wrapping up