Is That a Thing That Philosophy Can Do?

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You could just see the influence that the inspiration that John Hight took from. So like you could always say, like, if you're that miserable, look at this other person who has barely anything compared to you. This is why we do privilege walks. You know, where you take a step forward,. If you have like certain privilege, I've never done one. That's right. Well, you probably have it since you didn't move at all. You don't remember it because I have no privileges. Yeah. The philosopher can kind of turn the view to the other side. It is a very, very John Hight.

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.