We want some way to hold on to the wisdom that we haven't sully gottn to the bottom of. And so we might have, like, a lot more thoughts than what we can fully articulate at a given time. And that's part of what a code is about, or it's part of it. A lot of li you know, a lot of our values exist because we have institutions that transmit them, right?
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.