Two philosophy professors on how societal change can start with individual behavior

Penguin Random House

If you are paying attention to any number of the social issues plaguing society and feeling frozen without any idea how to make a meaningful difference, you are not alone – but philosophy professors Michael Brownstein, Alex Madva and Daniel Kelly have collaborated on “Somebody Should Do Something,” a book that uses history and social science to describe how small individual changes lead to collective changes and how each person can make a difference in their day-to-day life.

We talked with Brownstein and Madva ahead of their event at Porter Square Books on Oct 15 about how we can learn new habits to make social change. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Where do you think wrong lessons about social change come from?

AM: Confusion about these pr