Economists and Philosophers

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Agnes cowler: One of the challenges for economists and philosophers is the narratives we tell ourselves. Thant: It's not true that you believe that it's valueless because you just use it all the time. The sound engineer fore con talk has reached coyette.

Where do our deepest personal values come from? Can we choose those values? Philosopher and author Agnes Callard of the University of Chicago talks about her book, Aspiration, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Callard explores the challenge of aspiration--who we are versus who we would like to become. How does aspiration work? How can we transform ourselves when we cannot know how it will feel to be transformed? Callard discusses these questions and more in this provocative episode.