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Ep 182: Conversation and Society

The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma

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Becoming Better at Conversation

Becoming better at conversation would make us better people and have a moral impact in the sense that, you know, i go back to er, can't? Another philosopher you've referenced in your book on adam smith is all about not treating another person as a means to an end, but as an end in themselves. In the english language, we about hearing verses listening. There’s also watching and seeing, or looking and saying,. so i look at you, and that makes you feel good, cause you're being looked at. But i can look you in a way that makes you feeling seen, and i canLook you in a ways that doesn't convey that. And

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