1985 Richard Paul Lecture (Improved Audio) on Overcoming Our Native Irrationality

In this 1985 audio clip from one of Dr. Richard Paul's courses at Sonoma State University, Dr. Paul lectures on the irrationality innate in humans as well as the need to deliberately cultivate our rational capacities.
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