How to Live a Life in Accordance With the Value of Truth?

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Megan: Building a commitment to truth into your like day to day ethical life is one it's one of the greatest habits that we can work on. Megan: Being curious about people or looking at the world really differently to you, while realizing that you still might strongly disagree with them at the end of it, this is something that can be cultivated. We know some people who are way better at it than other people.

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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