#214 - Cosmic Skeptic - How Do We Define What Is Good & Bad?

Published: Aug. 27, 2020, 5:30 a.m.

Alex O'Connor is a philosopher & YouTuber.\nGet ready for a mental workout today as Alex poses some of the most famous and most difficult questions in ethics.\nWhat does it mean to say that something is good? Why SHOULD you do one thing instead of another thing? Why should we care about wellbeing? What is the definition of suffering? On whose authority is anything good or bad?\nSponsor:\nCheck out everything I use from The Protein Works at https://www.theproteinworks.com/modernwisdom/ (35% off everything with the code MODERN35)\nExtra Stuff:\nWatch Alex on YouTube - https://youtu.be/gcVR2OVxPYw\nSubscribe to Alex on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/CosmicSkeptic\nGet my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity \u2192 https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/\nTo support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom\n-\nGet in touch.\xa0Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...\nInstagram:\xa0https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx\nTwitter:\xa0https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx\nYouTube:\xa0https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast\nEmail: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices