Perennial Wisdom

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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