How ethics can help you make better decisions | Michael Schur (re-release)

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🗓️ 4 August 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

What would Immanuel Kant say about a fender bender? In a surprisingly funny trip through the teachings of some of history's great philosophers, TV writer and producer Michael Schur (from hit shows like "The Office" and "The Good Place") talks through how to confront life's moral dilemmas -- and shows how understanding ethical theories can help you make better, kinder decisions.

This episode originally aired on July 7, 2022.

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0:00.0	You're listening to TED Talks Daily, where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day.
0:12.1	I'm your host, Elise Hugh. What would the German philosopher Immanuel Kant say about a fenderbender?
0:18.8	In this archive talk, TV writer and producer Michael Schur
0:21.8	from hit shows like The Office and the Good Place
0:24.0	takes us on a surprisingly funny trip
0:26.5	through the teachings of some of history's great philosophers.
0:29.8	He walks us through how to confront life's moral dilemmas
0:32.6	and shows how understanding ethical theories
0:35.4	both old and new can help you make better, kinder decisions.
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