Philosophy Talk. The Logic of Regret

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Abstract: A teenager decides, on a whim, to conceive a child. Even though we might say that this decision was irrational, she cannot regret it later, because raising the child eventually becomes the most important part of her life. Cases like this show how complicated regret is: that an action was irrational or wrong doesn’t necessarily imply that we should regret it. When, then, should we regret? For that matter, why should we regret anything at all? Doesn’t the feeling of regret just add more pain to circumstances that are already unfortunate? How can it possibly be rational to affirm actions that one knows were wrong? John and Ken don't regret agreeing to talk to Jay Wallace from UC Berkeley, author of The View From Here: On Affirmation, Attachment, and the Limits of Regret.

Type of resource	sound recording-nonmusical
Form	podcasts
Extent	1 audio file
Place	The Marsh (San Francisco, Calif.)
Date created	October 18, 2015
Language	English
Digital origin	born digital
Track configuration	Stereo

Subject	Regret
Genre	Radio talk shows

philosophytalk.org show page	Title The Logic of Regret
Finding Aid	Title Philosophy Talk (SC1118)
Show#	389.0
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/wy015vt7868
Location	SC1118
Repository	Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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