How to Live a Virtuous Life | Cornell’s Rachana Kamtekar on Plato

An interview with Rachana Kamtekar on virtue in Plato, Stoicism, and Indian Philosophy Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-rachana-kamtekar-on-plato-virtue-ethics Companion lectures and interviews: * Rachana Kamtekar on Plato's Moral Psychology: https://youtu.be/XHQCy751yBE * GRF Ferrari on Plato's Phaedrus: https://youtu.be/GPyP8-E0rfg * GRF Ferrari on Plato's Republic: https://youtu.be/6LLuFhWdko4 Reference Text: * Rachana Kamtekar, Plato's Moral Psychology, https://amzn.to/41QcVe5 (affiliate) Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:59 1. Virtue vs. External Goods 15:19 2. Suffering vs. Committing Wrongs 21:33 3. What Counts as Virtue 36:12 4. Virtue as Unity 38:55 5. Different Motivations for Virtue 58:44 Postscript I - Virtue in Stoicism 1:14:23 Postscript II - Character and Moral Responsibility 1:20:24 Postscript III - Indian and Greek Philosophy 1:31:12 Postscript IV - What is Virtue Ethics