I think that there's a real risk of not acknowledging our own experience because we don't want to dwell on difficulty and we're not comfortable sitting with it. We can sit with them and live not just through it, but in it in the moment, being present in the moment with them. And having someone say to you, yeah, that seems hard. I'm starting to understand it now that you explain it to me. That's already itself a kind of significant consolation.
This week I was excited to connect with Kieran Setiya about his newest book, Life is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way. Kieran teaches philosophy at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) working mainly in ethics, epistemology, and the philosophy of mind. In addition to his latest book Kieran is the author of Practical Knowledge, Reasons without Rationalism, and Knowing Right From Wrong.
In this conversation we discuss the reality that life can be hard and there is no cure for the human condition: But Kieran believes philosophy can help. In this chat he offers us a map for navigating rough terrain, from personal trauma to injustice along with navigating grief and the overall mission of living with one another. This was truly a great conversation about how the pragmatics of productivity share the common goals of philosophy which is living a good life not only for ourselves but alongside others.
Connect With Kieran:
Website: www.ksetiya.net
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KieranSetiya
Book: Life is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way:
https://amzn.to/3XrHS2X
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