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1mins
Humanity needs common goals and ideals.
1mins
According to Haidt, we are the products of a complex evolutionary story that we do not fully grasp.
2mins
Because thinking is for doing, we search for evidence that supports our opinions, not the other way around.
3mins
The Enlightenment’s focus on the individual has left us feeling all alone.
3mins
Happiness requires more than extended periods of pleasure.
6mins
Jonathan Haidt speaks about happiness and how nothing is good or bad.
5mins
Philosophy does not explain the meaning of life, psychology does.
No dysfunction needed: a normal childhood led to Jonathan Haidt’s exploration of happiness.
6mins
The media squashed voices of opposition, says Williams, and those voices are still attempting to be heard.
1mins
Williams thinks that the Internet will not incite a communication revolution.
3mins
The challenges ahead for President Obama.
3mins
Williams talks about his favorite poem, The Foundation, and reads one of his other favorite poems, The Singing.
3mins
C.K. Williams reads his poem about climate change.
1mins
The difficulty of choosing a theme and the problem of sticking with it.
Art is using history and the world creatively.
4mins
Williams discusses his enjoyment of Anne Carson and reads his poem The Foundation.
2mins
The constant need to express.
2mins
Growing up in New Jersey and writing a first poem.