i'm fascinated by the just thinking about how much, of course, of what you're saying is just embedded in our civilization. And we're all, in some ways, imbedded in that water, were fish without realizing they swimming in these these seas. Ah, and yet, in modern times, it's fashionable to tear people off those pedestals. There're not many people left on pedestals any more. It's funny. tom brady just won his seventh super ball. I love his devotion to excellence. The same time, winning a super ball kind of hard. He meant some that meant someone else couldn't win ball. But it is interesting how little greatness is left
Leon Kass, long-time teacher of classic works at the University of Chicago and now Dean of Faculty at Shalem College in Jerusalem, talks about human flourishing with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Drawing on an essay from his book, Leading a Worthy Life, Kass gives a broad overview of Aristotle's ideas on how to live.
This episode also discusses the listeners' votes for their Top 10 EconTalk podcast episodes for 2020.