#295 — Philosophy and the Good Life

Sam Harris speaks to Kieran Setiya about the relevance of
philosophy to living a good life. They discuss the existence of
objective moral truths, being happy vs living well, our response
to grief, the difference between "telic" and "atelic" activities,
the power of reframing, FOMO, bias toward the future, regret, the
asymmetry between pain and pleasure, and other topics.


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