Is There a Cure for Grief?

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Grief is going to be an actionable use case for all of us that will pose some interesting psychological and ethical challenges. If we had a cure for grief, the question immediately arises, whether to take it ever and if to take it, how long do you wait? Of course, some real experience of grief seems appropriate and desirable. But then the question is, is there any point where grief itself becomes maladaptive or no longer a sign of just how important that person was to you?

Sam Harris speaks to Kieran Setiya about the relevance of philosophy to living a good life. They discuss the existence of objective moral truths, being happy vs living well, our response to grief, the difference between "telic" and "atelic" activities, the power of reframing, FOMO, bias toward the future, regret, the asymmetry between pain and pleasure, and other topics.

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