QBD #8: Many Paths to the Same Place with philosopher Michela Massimi

Can the same shared world be real in multiple ways?

💓 Perspectivism is the Future

It always amazes me how unique each person’s response can be to the same episode of Love and Philosophy. Everyone hears something different or picks up on some word or phrase that happens to resonate with where they are in their life at that moment. The same conversation can mean very different things to people depending on all they have encountered up to that point as well. This is thrilling because it shows how much we have to explore and discover about one another. And it is also challenging and overwhelming because sometimes even when we are on the same page, we are reading different books. Moving into a better future together, especially in science and philosophy, is about finding ways to understand these different perspectives and communicate them.

This show has so many listeners from so many different walks of life, that I can never be 100% sure this week’s topic has been adequately communicated. And as these are more conversations than interviews, …