Philosophy is the way that we think about the challenge of living a meaningful life, being virtuous o coming to grips with suffering. And i don't expect philosophy to answer those answers or because there's no true ther it's because philosophy can't do that for you. That's what philosophy's n ting to tell you, am. The idea of human dignity did not exist in the ancient world, and people do not have the idea of human rights yet. You start to see glimmerings of it fully articulated by some one like kant,. but in the bible, i would say really fully elaborated into their basic ethical framework. In some way, there's more philosophy
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.