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Death and the Self (Robert Wright & Nina Strohminger)

Death and the Self (Robert Wright & Nina Strohminger)

FromThe Wright Show


Death and the Self (Robert Wright & Nina Strohminger)

FromThe Wright Show

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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Sep 11, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Nina's research on how we understand the self ... The traits that make your self yourself ... Buddhism and the continuity of self through time ... The link between egocentrism and an equanimous attitude toward death ... Bob: Not-self is hard to experience and very hard to understand ... Asian Buddhists vs. "white boy Buddhists" ... Does a happy life require virtuous behavior? ...
Released:
Sep 11, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Conversations with a series of people who have nothing in common except that program host Robert Wright is curious about what they’re thinking.