Human Nature, Hope & Ice Cream

Political scholar Noam Chomsky used to do a thought experiment to combat cynicism about human nature involving an ice cream cone. This video explores Chomsky's rhetorical arguments on the topic through the lens of popular culture.

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REFERENCES
• Bill Moyers interview with Noam Chomsky (1988)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEYJMCydFNI
• Mutual Aid: An Illuminated Factor of Evolution by Peter Kropotkin
https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1185
• Ice Cream story appears in "Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky"
https://thenewpress.com/books/understanding-power
• The Mean World Syndrome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylhqasb1chI

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