Kieran Setiya on How Philosophy Can Help Guide Us Through Life
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
Erik Fisher
4.5 • 877 Ratings
🗓️ 14 February 2023
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
This week I was excited to connect with Kieran Setiya about his newest book, Life is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way. Kieran teaches philosophy at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) working mainly in ethics, epistemology, and the philosophy of mind. In addition to his latest book Kieran is the author of Practical Knowledge, Reasons without Rationalism, and Knowing Right From Wrong.
In this conversation we discuss the reality that life can be hard and there is no cure for the human condition: But Kieran believes philosophy can help. In this chat he offers us a map for navigating rough terrain, from personal trauma to injustice along with navigating grief and the overall mission of living with one another. This was truly a great conversation about how the pragmatics of productivity share the common goals of philosophy which is living a good life not only for ourselves but alongside others.
Connect With Kieran:
Website: www.ksetiya.net
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KieranSetiya
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| 1:06.6 | referral that's LinkedIn.com slash referral to post your job for free. Hello and this is your host Eric, and this is the show where I talk to the people behind the productivity. |
| 1:37.0 | This week I'm excited to share with you a conversation I had with Kiran Setia. |
| 1:41.0 | He is the Philosophy Section Head at the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts |
| 1:47.0 | Institute of Technology, better known as MIT. |
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