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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