Kieran Setiya | How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way
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On today’s episode, my guest is Kieran Setiya, the author of the new book Life is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way. Kieran teaches philosophy at MIT, working mainly in ethics, epistemology, and the philosophy of mind. He is also the author of Midlife: A Philosophical Guide and has a philosophy podcast called Five Questions.
In the conversation, Kieran and I discuss:
- Finding Our Way
- Philosophy and Temperament
- Philosophy as Self-Help
- Loneliness and Grief
- Hope and Despair
- How to live a good life and much more
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