https://polis.video/videos/watch/11911fca-9e43-4a15-ac30-e3a2f4edf365 Become a Big Think member to unlock expert classes, premium print issues, exclusive events and more: https://bigthink.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=membership&utm_content=btclips-ytdesc-text-seg-thomson-uwyLGiyDa2g Philosopher and Big Think columnist Jonny Thomson explores why evil is oddly easier to fight than stupidity, why Hitler's own architect claimed total ignorance at Nuremberg, and why arguing with a truly stupid person is, in one famous description, like playing chess with a pigeon. Watch Jonny Thomson's Full Interview ►https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbQ-t8GXYTA About Jonny Thomson: Jonny Thomson taught philosophy in Oxford for more than a decade before turning to writing full-time. He’s a columnist at Big Think and is the award-winning, bestselling author of three books that have been translated into 22 languages. Jonny is also the founder of Mini Philosophy, a social network of around two million curious, intelligent minds. He's known all over the world for making philosophy accessible, relatable, and fun. Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:03:10 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://polis.video https://polis.video/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://polis.video/videos/watch/11911fca-9e43-4a15-ac30-e3a2f4edf365 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://polis.video/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.