Is There a Risk in Thinking of Your Life as a Project?

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I think we can really go astray in thinking about success and failure in our lives. There's a risk here in thinking of your whole life as a project that you can either succeed or fail in. But even within particular projects, there's a shift I think is really important. And this is a thread that really connects my midlife crisis with the book on midlife through to the reflections on the difficulties of 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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