A Priori vs Empirical Knowledge | The Song Series | Episode 5 (WiM101)

Jimmy Song joins me for a multi-episode conversation covering the masterful anti-state treatise “Democracy: The God that Failed” written by Hans-Hermann Hoppe.

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Transcript:

OUTLINE
00:00:00 “What is Money” Intro
00:00:08 A Priori Knowledge vs Empirical Knowledge
00:04:37 Defining A Priori Theory
00:07:32 The Fundamental Nature of Reality
00:10:33 Nihilistic Nature of Empirical Knowledge
00:16:37 Free Will: The Basis of Human Action
00:20:40 A Priori Theory in Economics
00:30:24 NYDIG
00:31:33 Empirical Rationalization
00:35:59 The Ideology of the World Wars
00:41:17 Statism Adapting to the Market Economy
00:47:17 Brainwashing the Public in a Democratic Society
00:53:53 Lack of Respect for Reason Because Deception is So Profitable
00:58:32 “He Who Controls the Chart, Controls the Narrative” and Bitcoin vs Altcoins

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