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Dec 2020

30m 31s

Overwhelmed By Choice | Renata Salecl

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How tied are mental health and choice? Listen to find out!

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From eating to dating, what the modern world presents us with are endless choices. But is this leading to lives full of anxiety and guilt? On today’s episode we’re discussing happiness and freedom of choice.

Renata Salecl is a philosopher, sociologist and legal theorist currently working as a senior researcher at the Institute of Criminology at the University of Ljubljana.

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