#349 — Generosity, Cynicism, and the Future o...

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How to cultivate a generosity mindset— and make a good thing less boring.

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Sam Harris speaks with Jonathan Haidt about his book The Coddling of the American Mind. They discuss the hostility to free speech that has grown more common among young adults, recent moral panics on campus, the role of intentions in ethical life, the economy of prestige in “call ...  Afficher plus