Happiness Is a Byproduct of Living Well

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Happiness is a byproduct of living well. It may not always be present, but it is genuine happiness would come out of truly living well which is acknowledging truth and living with that. So another key distinction in life is hard to think about what your life in terms of idealized visions of what the best life would be. Those slogans are not good models with which to approach your own life.

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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