Philosophy Week offers Vermonters ways to think about life, death and everything in-between

By Mikaela Lefrak,

Published April 17, 2023 at 2:00 PM EDT

Bridge on the Stowe Recreation Path in Stowe Vermont USA — Public Philosophy Week includes topics such as the material world, talking to children about death and humanity and artificial intelligence.

Philosophy isn't just for old dead guys like Plato and Aristotle. We can all learn to think more like philosophers.

This hour, we'll speak with the organizer of the upcoming Public Philosophy Week, a series of talks around the state that tackle everything from human' connection to the material world to comprehending death. We’ll also hear from a philosopher farmer about working with his hands and his mind.

Our guests are:

Tyler Doggett, philosophy professor at the University of Vermont and organizer of Public Philosophy Week
Mark Usher, classics professor at UVM and co-owner of Works and Days Farm in Shoreham who will be presenting “The Philosophy of Farming”

Broadcast live on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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