"The book finally celebrates not just the virtues of character," he says. "You have to talk about things that are fulfilling in themselves, and not just what they lead to." He adds: 'If there's a bar of judgment, it's not that i'm going to be worried about being sent to hell'
Leon Kass, long-time teacher of classic works at the University of Chicago and now Dean of Faculty at Shalem College in Jerusalem, talks about human flourishing with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Drawing on an essay from his book, Leading a Worthy Life, Kass gives a broad overview of Aristotle's ideas on how to live.
This episode also discusses the listeners' votes for their Top 10 EconTalk podcast episodes for 2020.