I think even without having, I'll call it traditional human connection, going to a public place where there are a lot of people feels like an acknowledgement that other people exist. A library in Denmark has started a program where instead of books, you can borrow a person to hear their story for 30 minutes. Just finding out someone else's story is a kind of source of self affirmation too. It makes me think of this site called Goodable. G-O-O-D, A-B-L-E, I'll link this up in the show and it's two.
This week I was excited to connect with Kieran Setiya about his newest book, Life is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way. Kieran teaches philosophy at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) working mainly in ethics, epistemology, and the philosophy of mind. In addition to his latest book Kieran is the author of Practical Knowledge, Reasons without Rationalism, and Knowing Right From Wrong.
In this conversation we discuss the reality that life can be hard and there is no cure for the human condition: But Kieran believes philosophy can help. In this chat he offers us a map for navigating rough terrain, from personal trauma to injustice along with navigating grief and the overall mission of living with one another. This was truly a great conversation about how the pragmatics of productivity share the common goals of philosophy which is living a good life not only for ourselves but alongside others.
Connect With Kieran:
Website: www.ksetiya.net
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KieranSetiya
Book: Life is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way:
https://amzn.to/3XrHS2X
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