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Agnes Callard on Aspiration - Econlib

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Where do our deepest personal values come from? Can we choose those values? Philosopher and author Agnes Callard of the University of Chicago talks about her book, Aspiration, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Callard explores the challenge of aspiration–who we are versus who we would like to become. How does aspiration work? How can we […]

0:33 Intro. [Recording date: August 25th, 2020.] Russ Roberts: Today is August 25th, 2020 and my guest is philosopher and author Agnes Callard of the University of Chicago. I want to thank Plantronics for providing her with the Blackwire 5220 headset. This is Agnes's second appearance on EconTalk. She was here in June of 2020 discussing philosophy, progress, and wisdom. Our topic for today is her book, Aspiration: The Agency of Becoming. Agnes, welcome back to EconTalk. Agnes Callard: Thanks. 1:07 Russ Roberts: What is aspiration? Agnes Callard: Aspiration is the rational process of…

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