The Value of Truth

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Sally Kohn: A lot of students care a lot about disagreements and how that bears on the value of truth or vice versa, perhaps more actually. She asks whether there is this preeminence to truth that sort of drives sketches or, you know, you may maybe for the dog just drive them sticking to the dog ones. "We really do need to check our intentions when we come into these kind of truth seeking conversations in disagreement," she says.

In today's world of misinformation and misrepresentation, it's wise to be skeptical. But has our skepticism gone too far? What does it look like to not only refute what is false — but also to follow what is true?

In this episode, hear from two philosophy professors, Dr. Meghan Sullivan of Notre Dame and Dr. Katja Vogt of Columbia University. Their conversation from April 2022 draws from philosophers like Aristotle and Plato, and they discuss how truth can be appreciated and acted upon, what it means to pursue truth together, and how rediscovering the value of truth just might make our lives and society better.

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