Episode 5: The Myth of the Naturally Gifted
Philosophy For Flourishing
English - July 01, 2020 17:57 - 43 minutes - 59.3 MBSelf-Improvement Education Society & Culture Philosophy selfhelp education ethics flourishing freedom morality philosophy selfimprovement Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
We often hear that this or that person is “naturally gifted” in a specific realm or that each of us is put on Earth for a specific purpose. On this theory, the height of wisdom is to figure out what your “natural endowments” are and then cultivate them. Alluring as this idea is, it obscures the fact that we have free will and that, despite predispositions, we get to choose what we want to become.
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“The Metaphysical Versus the Man-Made” by Ayn Rand: https://amzn.to/2AlgwXz
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck: https://amzn.to/2CRzaam
The Hero Show, Episode 2: Life Lessons from Benjamin Franklin: https://youtu.be/CJIUqX7FFlc
Muggsy Bogues Highlights: https://youtu.be/lOGj8qM6hQ0
“Seven Poems Celebrating Free Will” by various authors: https://www.theobjectivestandard.com/2019/02/seven-poems-celebrating-free-will/