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#295 — Philosophy and the Good Life

Category: Religion & Spirituality
Duration: 00:44:17
Publish Date: 2022-09-09 15:15:22
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Sam Harris speaks to Kieran Setiya about the relevance of philosophy to living a good life. They discuss the existence of objective moral truths, being happy vs living well, our response to grief, the difference between "telic" and "atelic" activities, the power of reframing, FOMO, bias toward the future, regret, the asymmetry between pain and pleasure, and other topics.

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