The quality of character that the people around us have is so hidden from us. Character shows in public life a and it's on the stage, even though people try to disguise it. You'll not see magnanimity displayed in your dealing with the corner baker. But in all human relations, if you know how to look for it, and if you care about it, you'll see it.
Leon Kass, long-time teacher of classic works at the University of Chicago and now Dean of Faculty at Shalem College in Jerusalem, talks about human flourishing with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Drawing on an essay from his book, Leading a Worthy Life, Kass gives a broad overview of Aristotle's ideas on how to live.
This episode also discusses the listeners' votes for their Top 10 EconTalk podcast episodes for 2020.