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The Philosophy of Aspiration (Robert Wright & Agnes Callard)

The Philosophy of Aspiration (Robert Wright & Agnes Callard)

FromThe Wright Show


The Philosophy of Aspiration (Robert Wright & Agnes Callard)

FromThe Wright Show

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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Sep 20, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Why Agnes once lay down on the yellow line in the middle of the road ... What explains "akrasia," or weakness of will? ... Agnes's book, Aspiration: The Agency of Becoming ... How Agnes views free will and self-creation ... How do you become the "you" that you want to be? ... Aspiration and the divine ... Agnes's forthcoming book on how Socrates changed the rules ...
Released:
Sep 20, 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.