Is There a Virtue in Being Good?

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A sense of shame in an imperfect character is certainly a virtue, but produces great uneasiness and remorse from which the abandoned villain is entirely free. A person of such imbecility of temper as easily broken by affliction is more unhappy for being in dad with a generous and friendly disposition with gifts. And so then, like, I take the real conclusion to be here, like in a word, human life is more governed by fortune than by reason. It's if nothing matters, then that doesn't matter either, you know? Right?"

David and Tamler gild and stain David Humeâ€™s essay â€œThe Scepticâ€ with their sentiments. If nothing is inherently valuable or despicable, desirable or hateful, then what do philosophers have to offer when it comes to happiness? If reason is powerless, does it all come down to our emotions and â€œhumoursâ€? Or does the study of philosophy and liberal arts naturally lead to a fulfilling and virtuous life? Plus we look at a new non-traditional social psych paper on how we always imagine that things could be better, and tip our caps to the queen of handling Twitter pile-ons (and former VBW guest) â€“ Candy Mom.