Episode description
You wouldn't be human if you hadn't from time to time wondered what the meaning is of all of this. Who am I? Is there a purpose? Why am I here? And how can I live a good life? Well of course you're not alone – some of history's biggest thinkers have been coming up with answers to these questions for thousands of years. So what can we learn from their conclusions?
This event was recorded at the Melbourne Writers Festival on 11 May, 2024. It was first broadcast on Big Ideas on 27 June 2024.
Speaker
AC Grayling Philosopher and author, Philosophy and Life, Exploring the Great Questions of How to Live, and many moreProfessor of Philosophy and Principal of Northeastern University London, Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford