Kieran Setiya

Philosopher

Kieran Setiya teaches philosophy at MIT, working mainly in ethics, epistemology, and the philosophy of mind. He's the author of _Practical Knowledge_, _Reasons without Rationalism,_ _and Knowing Right From Wrong_. His new book, _Life is Hard_, is out from Riverhead Books (US) and Hutchinson Heinemann (UK). Combining philosophy with personal essay, the book has chapters on infirmity, loneliness, grief, failure, injustice, absurdity – and hope. It has been reviewed by the Economist, _The York Times_, _the Sunday Times_, and _the Guardian_, and was selected as one of the _New Yorker_'s Best Books of 2022. Excerpts in _the Atlantic, LitHub, BBC Future, Big Think_, and _the Guardian_. His last book was _Midlife: A Philosophical Guide_. It is available in bookstores and can be ordered online. My work on midlife has been featured in _Aeon, Hi-Phi Nation, Five Books, and the New York Times_. He has also written about baseball and philosophy, H. P. Lovecraft, stand-up comedy, and the meaning of life.