Rihanna: I was thinking about kant and the categorical imperative say, that says, ah, i'll butcher it, but i'll do my best. That says, you should act as if when you make a choice, that if everyone made the same choice, would it be a good world or a bad world? And that's a great way to live. It's like ngatogive, it put in coved terms wear a mask, it's true, or get vaccinated. Of course, that conflicts with our own individual self interest. Often. But progress occurs where Norms evolve that make doing the right thing self interested. Comes back to a conversation we had
Philosopher and author Agnes Callard talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the state of philosophy, the power of philosophy, and the search for wisdom and truth. This is a wide-ranging conversation related to the question of how we learn, how to behave ethically, and the role of religion and philosophy in encouraging good behavior.