Sophia
Daniel Kaufman and David Ottlinger apply a philosophical lens to the question.
The Wright Show
Robert Wright speaks with Bruce Feiler, author of the new book Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age, about the roles played by “agency,” “belonging,” and “cause” in a meaningful life.
Sophia
Daniel Kaufman and Russell Blackford, author of The Tyranny of Opinion: Conformity and the Future of Liberalism, discuss John Stuart Mill’s vision of liberalism.
The Wright Show
Robert Wright speaks with David Livingstone Smith, author of the new book On Inhumanity: Dehumanization and How to Resist It, about the psychology of viewing another person as a monster.
Mind-Body Problems
John Horgan and philosopher Philip Goff, author of the book Galileo’s Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness, discuss the possible moral implications of the theory of universal consciousness.
The Wright Show
Bhikkhu Bodhi, a scholar of Buddhism and a monk, lays out a pragmatic rationale and a spiritual rationale, both found in ancient texts.
Sophia
Daniel Kaufman and Crispin Sartwell debate how philosophers and people in AA understand actions differently.
The Wright Show
Robert Wright speaks with Rutger Bregman, author of the new book Humankind: A Hopeful History.
Sophia
Robert Gressis speaks with Douglas Edwards, author of the new book Philosophy Smackdown, about the different layers of reality in professional wrestling.
Culturally Determined
Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with Abigail Nathanson about her research on psychological views of death.
