Episode · EconTalk · 2021-03-08
Books mentioned on Leon Kass on Human Flourishing, Living Well, and Aristotle
Leon Kass, long-time teacher of classic works at the University of Chicago and now Dean of Faculty at Shalem College in Jerusalem, talks about human flourishing with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Drawing on an essay from his book, Leading a Worthy Life, Kass gives a broad overview of Aristotle's ideas on how to live.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Nicomachean Ethics
Aristotle's classical treatise on virtue, happiness, and human flourishing remains a cornerstone of philosophical inquiry and ethical discussion.
Discussed“and we will draw on aristotle's the nekomakian ethics and an essay of leon's on the topic human flourishing and human excellence the truths of aristotle's nicomachean ethics”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing A Time to Build
“number 10 a tie between yuval of in on a time to build and tyler count on the pandemic”
Passing Freakonomics
“stephen levitt on freakonomics and the state of economics and dwayne betts on reading prison and the million brook project”
Passing Nicomachean Ethics
“well uh i have to confess i've never read the aristotle um i did download a kindle sample of the nicomachean ethics which i wish i will turn to after this conversation if you convince me”