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How to live a good life series: Emily Dreyfuss interviews Massimo Pigliucci

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Nov 12, 202000:40:53News & Politics

Philosophy can seem like endless discussions of a bunch of abstract theories. So in episode two of The Good Life, Emily Dreyfuss spoke to philosophy historian Massimo Pigliucci about how it can help us practise a better...

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