The Hope Axis #25 Agnes Callard: Socratic Inquiries For A Hopeful Age
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The very great Agnes Callard joins me to talk about her excellent new book Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life.
You can find the full transcript here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AA1M...
Just two Hungarian girls discussing love and ethics, truth and ignorance, paradoxes and beliefs—and Kant, Aristotle, Mill, Nussbaum, William James—and of course Socrates. Hope you enjoy!
(0:00:00) Guest introduction
(0:02:52) Why do some people ask load-bearing questions?
(0:08:20) You can't force Philosophy on People
(0:10:45) Philosophy is a Dangerous Profession
(0:13:26) What Broke Tolstoy?
(0:20:09) Every Human Flaw Stems from Ignorance
(0:26:40) The sociology of conversation
(0:32:36) Social Contracts and Reciprocity
(0:45:12) The Three Big Philosophical Schools
(0:47:21) Shift from Utilitarian to Virtue Ethics
(0:53:40) Socrates' Approach to Truth-Seeking
(0:57:37) Jamesian Beliefs and Leap of Faith
(1:10:07) The Power of Truth In Conflict
Important links:
https://x.com/thehopeaxis
https://philosophy.uchicago.edu/facul...
https://wwnorton.com/books/open-socrates
https://x.com/AgnesCallard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_C...
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/20...