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144 – Life is Hard, How Philosophy can Help (with Kieran Setiya)

Oct 26, 2022

01:11:41

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Kieran Setiya

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What Are Tealic Activities?

01:52

Is There a Craving for Variety That Gets Frustrated?

01:21

The Hedge Fund

01:33

Living Well Is Not the Same as Being Happy

02:48

Introduction

3min

Life Is Hard How Philosophy Can Help

2min

The Relationship Between Existential Value and Meditative Value

3min

Is There a Difference Between Existential Value and a Normative Value?

3min

The Difference Between Process and Outcome

4min

When You First Practicing Mindfulness Is It Hard?

2min

What Advice Do You Have for the Midlife Crisis?

4min

The Problem of Physician Burnout in the United States

4min

Living Well Is Not the Same as Being Happy

3min

10.

Is Happiness a Goal of Self-Interest?

3min

11.

Is There a Difference Between Happiness and Suffering?

3min

12.

Is It Possible to Face Up to Injustice Without Sacrificing Everything?

4min

13.

Is There a Blind Spot in the Effective Altruist Movement?

3min

14.

Social Media and the Effective Altruist Framing

5min

15.

I Think It's a Collective Action Problem

2min

16.

The T Like a T-Licker Thing

3min

17.

Is Everything Turned Into a Taillic Activity?

2min

18.

The Scale Question in Cognitive Therapy

3min

19.

I've Been Sucked Into This With the Book by Karen and It's Me Against Me

2min

20.

The Value of Community Ritual in Life

5min

21.

Is There a Religious Tradition That We Shouldn't Just Light Incense Four Times a Year?

2min

22.

What Moves Us First Is Not Rationalism

4min

23.

How Come Philosophy Has Taken Such a Turn

2min

24.

The Future of Philosophy

2min

25.

I'm Glad That You're in This Administrative Leadership Role

2min

Brad is joined by author Kieran Setiya to discuss his new book Life is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way. Kieran discusses navigating a midlife crisis, his mindfulness practice, altruism, social media, telic vs atelic activities, ritual and religion, and the future of philosophy.

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Kieran Setiya's books: Life is Hard and Midlife (highly recommend!)

Get Do Hard Things and The Practice of Groundedness on audible (Or in hard copy: Hard Things here and Groundedness here).

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