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Kieran Setiya

Professor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Kieran Setiya is a professor of philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His latest book is Midlife: A Philosophical Guide (2017). He lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.

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ideaMeaning and the good life

Philosophers should be keener to talk about the meaning of life

Kieran Setiya

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ideaMeaning and the good life

How Schopenhauer’s thought can illuminate a midlife crisis

Kieran Setiya