I don't think i can productively tell some one what to do unless i know them pretty well. Adam smith says we care that our friends like what we like, and dislike what we dislike. We really want them to hate what we hate. I'm just curious, when you were a telling me how beautiful eleanor ferante's novels are, who i've never read, and now, of course, i'm going to check her out. Her book's out. A, is that selfish? Is that a self centre gall or, is that an altruistical? Are you doing that for mayor for you, or for both?
Where do our deepest personal values come from? Can we choose those values? Philosopher and author Agnes Callard of the University of Chicago talks about her book, Aspiration, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Callard explores the challenge of aspiration--who we are versus who we would like to become. How does aspiration work? How can we transform ourselves when we cannot know how it will feel to be transformed? Callard discusses these questions and more in this provocative episode.