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#366: Professor Agnes Callard - Is The Examined Life Actually Worth Living?

Feb 24, 2025
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Agnes Callard is professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago, and a public intellectual. She is the author of the new book ‘Open Socrates.’ Timestamps:Contrasting Tolstoy with Socrates 0:00The Tolstoy Problem 03:40Tolstoyan Thinking & The Mental Health Epidemic 06:00 The Reason Behind Tolstoy’s Existential Despair 09:20Should We Examine Our Life? 11:10Reacting To Robert Sapolsky’s Depression 14:00Why is Socrates So Popular? 22:40Socratic Inquire & Daily Life 26:30The Dark Side of Socratic Inquiry 34:00Is The Socratic Life A Tragic One 39:00The Breakdown of Anges’ Marriage & Her Living Arrangements 46:00The Top Modern Philosophers 50:45Agnes’ Book Recommendations 52:10Connect with Agnes 55:40Connect with us:https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter​ www.Instagram.com/freedompactwww.twitter.com/freedompactpod Email: freedompact@gmail.comConnect with Agnes:https://twitter.com/AgnesCallardhttps://amzn.eu/d/9vDiLCU

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