Ruth Chang: How to make hard choices
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Ruth Chang asks why some choices are so hard — and what that means for the human condition. Full bio
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whether to have children,
out what to have for breakfast,
of extravagance and frivolity.
that matter in such a choice,
you have for your partner —
normative powers in hard choices
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ruth Chang - PhilosopherRuth Chang asks why some choices are so hard — and what that means for the human condition.
Why you should listen
When Ruth Chang graduated from college, she was presented with a choice: Should she pursue a career in philosophy, or a career in law? Soon after finishing Harvard Law School and dipping her toe in the legal world, she regretted her decision and switched paths. She went off to Oxford University to study philosophy and has been a philosopher studying choice, freedom, value and action ever since.
Chang's research focuses on decision-making and the human condition: How do we exercise our freedom through the choices we make? She studies the relationship between reason and value, and how we navigate the sea of pros and cons as we make decisions that shape our lives.
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