web01.fireside.fm Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:15:11 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Two Psychologists Four Beers - Episodes Tagged with “Responsibility” https://www.fourbeers.com/tags/responsibility Wed, 23 Feb 2022 06:00:00 -0500 Two psychologists endeavor to drink four beers while discussing news and controversies in science, academia, and beyond. en-us episodic Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett Two psychologists endeavor to drink four beers while discussing news and controversies in science, academia, and beyond. yes psychology, beer, academia, science, controversy Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett fourbeerspod@gmail.com Episode 81: Against Retribution https://www.fourbeers.com/81 f11574f9-c03d-4581-aeeb-1b44745657c5 Wed, 23 Feb 2022 06:00:00 -0500 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 81 Against Retribution full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett Alexa and Yoel discuss a recent article, solo-authored by Alexa, that argues for abandoning retribution as a goal of the criminal justice system. In the article, Alexa claims that "who is blameworthy?" is a question for the social sciences, but one they're ill-equipped to answer. 1:10:42 yes Alexa moonlights as a guest and answers Yoel's questions about her recent paper, in which she argues that the criminal justice system should abandon retribution. Alexa claims that when we ask if someone is blameworthy, we are asking social scientific questions: Were they rational? Were they being coerced? Were they acting out of character? We discuss some aspects of the social scientific evidence - from vignettes about soaping windows to group-to-individual inference - and consider whether it can provide satisfying answers. And, Yoel challenges Alexa to consider whether her utopian vision might have unintended consequences. Plus, we talk about Canadian truckers, and Alexa keeps her valentine's day collage shrouded in mystery. retribution, responsibility, law, valentine's day, truckers Alexa moonlights as a guest and answers Yoel's questions about her recent paper, in which she argues that the criminal justice system should abandon retribution. Alexa claims that when we ask if someone is blameworthy, we are asking social scientific questions: Were they rational? Were they being coerced? Were they acting out of character? We discuss some aspects of the social scientific evidence - from vignettes about soaping windows to group-to-individual inference - and consider whether it can provide satisfying answers. And, Yoel challenges Alexa to consider whether her utopian vision might have unintended consequences.

Plus, we talk about Canadian truckers, and Alexa keeps her valentine's day collage shrouded in mystery.

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Plus, we talk about Canadian truckers, and Alexa keeps her valentine's day collage shrouded in mystery.

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