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Lori Paul is a philosopher and professor at Yale University. Her new book explores the transformative experience of becoming a vampire. She says it's hard to make an informed decision when you don't know what it would be like to live as a vampire. Econ Talk will return on February 11th, 2020 for its 10th anniversary.

Philosopher and author L.A. Paul talks about her book Transformative Experience with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Paul explores the uncertainties that surround the transformative experiences that we choose and that happen to us without choosing. How should we think about the morality and personal impact of these kinds of experiences, especially when some decisions are very hard or impossible to reverse? Examples include becoming a vampire, having children, religion, and other life experiences and choices.