#10 Liam Clegg- On the Origins of the American Slave System - a podcast by PJ (Poh Jie)

from 2020-10-24T11:41:28

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My guest today is Liam Clegg. He is a business process analyst at Kopin Corporation, and formerly a visiting instructor at College of the Holy Cross. He has a Master of Science in social science from Caltech. Please enjoy the show.



Show Notes
  • [0:40] Liam’s self-introduction on his academic and work background


  • [2:04] Liam’s current job as a business process analyst


  • [8:47] Benefits of studying mathematics, and how it has helped with learning philosophy/Hegel


  • [12:20] How does Liam’s view of economics differ from other people?


  • [20:08] What is racism in the United States and why was Liam unsatisfied with the existing literature on the origins of slavery in the US?


  • [45:02] Mitigating the narrative fallacy in social science research


  • [50:12] Origins of American slavery


  • [1:29:24] What is the root cause of racism in US today?



Mentions

'On the Origins of the American Slave System' slides by Liam Clegg



Introduction to the Reading of Hegel by Alexandre Kojève



The Peculiar Institution by Kenneth M. Stampp



Jody David Armour



Glenn Loury



Connect

If you like to find out more about me, please find me on my personal website at www.pohjie.com, or connect with me on Twitter (@pohjie_pj).



Outro

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