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Agnes Callard on the Theory of Everything

Agnes Callard on the Theory of Everything

FromConversations with Tyler


Agnes Callard on the Theory of Everything

FromConversations with Tyler

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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Apr 11, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Is a written dialogue the best way to learn from philosopher Agnes Callard? If so, what does that say about philosophy? Is Plato’s Symposium about love or mere intoxication? If good people lived forever, would they be less bored than the bad people? Should we fear death? Is parenting undertheorized? Must philosophy rely on refutation? Should we read the classics? Is Jordan Peterson’s moralizing good? Should we take Socrates at his word? Is Hamlet a Cartesian? Are we all either Beethoven or Mozart people? How do we get ourselves to care about things we don’t yet care about? To what should we aspire? Transcript and links Follow Agnes on Twitter Follow Tyler on Twitter More CWT goodness: Facebook Twitter Instagram Email  
Released:
Apr 11, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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