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Episode: Living the Examined Life: A Socratic Inquiry into Agnes Callard’s Open Socrates with Chuck McCaughan
Description: Chuck McCaughan and I use Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life by Agnes Callard as a jumping-off point to explore what it actually means to live an examined life.We dig into the Socratic method—not as an abstract philosophical exercise, but as a lived practice—and discuss where it fits (or doesn’t) in today’s culture. Why do people avoid inquiry? What makes asking fundamental questions about how we live so uncomfortable? And how do social norms, desires, and identity often answer those questions for us before we even realize it?Drawing from Callard’s reframing...