Sophie's Choice

Book

A book mentioned by Eric Weinstein illustrating the 'evilness' of being forced into choices where items on the 'smorgasbord' are all terrible, particularly when involving one's children.

Mentioned in 3 videos

Videos Mentioning Sophie's Choice

Michael Malice: Totalitarianism and Anarchy | Lex Fridman Podcast #200

Michael Malice: Totalitarianism and Anarchy | Lex Fridman Podcast #200

Lex Fridman

A novel and film depicting an impossible moral dilemma, used as an analogy for the difficult choices faced by people during wartime.

Lisa Feldman Barrett: How the Brain Creates Emotions | MIT Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)

Lisa Feldman Barrett: How the Brain Creates Emotions | MIT Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)

Lex Fridman

A film clip from this movie, depicting a woman forced to choose which child dies in a concentration camp, is used as an example of an emotionally evocative scene.

Prof. Agnes Callard on The Portal, Ep. #023 - Courage, Meta-cognitive Detachment and Their Limits

Prof. Agnes Callard on The Portal, Ep. #023 - Courage, Meta-cognitive Detachment and Their Limits

Eric Weinstein

A book mentioned by Eric Weinstein illustrating the 'evilness' of being forced into choices where items on the 'smorgasbord' are all terrible, particularly when involving one's children.