Episode 684: Kieran Setiya - Life Is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way
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A philosophical guide to facing life\\u2019s inevitable hardships.
There is no cure for the human condition: life is hard. But Kieran Setiya believes philosophy can help. He offers us a map for navigating rough terrain, from personal trauma to the injustice and absurdity of the world.\\xa0
In this profound and personal book, Setiya shows how the tools of philosophy can help us find our way. Drawing on ancient and modern philosophy as well as fiction, history, memoir, film, comedy, social science, and stories from Setiya\\u2019s own experience, Life Is Hard is a book for this moment\\u2014a work of solace and compassion.
Warm, accessible, and good-humored, this book is about making the best of a bad lot. It offers guidance for coping with pain and making new friends, for grieving the lost and failing with grace, for confronting injustice and searching for meaning in life. Countering pop psychologists and online influencers who admonish us to \\u201cfind our bliss\\u201d and \\u201clive our best lives,\\u201d Setiya acknowledges that the best is often out of reach. Instead, he asks how we can weather life\\u2019s adversities, finding hope and living well when life is hard.
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