Paul Thagard: Why Balance Is Essential in Our Vertiginous Age


Author: Andrew Keen June 29, 2022 Duration: 31:30
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Paul Thagard: Why Balance Is Essential in Our Vertiginous Age

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.

In this episode, Andrew is joined by Paul Thagard, author of Balance: How It Works and What It Means.

Paul Thagard is distinguished professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Waterloo and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Cognitive Science Society, and the Association for Psychological Science. His books include The Brain and the Meaning of Life (2010); Natural Philosophy: From Social Brains to Knowledge, Reality, Morality, and Beauty (2019); and Bots and Beasts: What Makes Machines, Animals, and People Smart? (2021).


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