Kathleen Higgins

Dostoevsky and Nietzsche clash on finding meaning in life - love and compassion vs. human creativity. Is meaning outside ourselves or in personal desires? Explore the controversy of compassion and philosophical views. Discover Nietzschean themes in society and hope in imperfection.

Leading philosophers in science and metaphysics, including Michael Della Rocca and Timothy Maudlin, debate the boundaries of common sense in philosophy. They discuss Parmenides' monistic view, interconnectedness in reality, the objectivity of distinctions, and the simplicity of metaphysical explanations. The conversation explores ataraxia in skepticism, the fear of giving up realist metaphysics, and the intersection of physics, ethics, and metaphysics.