tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499217243284937366.post4355609160027380305..comments2024-03-25T08:56:25.810-04:00Comments on TKIN: Philosopher Encounters Modern Life: Genius, Danger, And The Meaning Of Life: What's Wrong With Boring?Patricia Marinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16087880431696831634noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499217243284937366.post-84410660197460058522011-02-27T05:20:01.460-05:002011-02-27T05:20:01.460-05:00Hi Christopher, yeah, I agree the meaning question...Hi Christopher, yeah, I agree the meaning question is puzzling. I don't think it has an answer, when you're really talking about meaning. I think the good life -- well, still puzzling, but maybe you can say that *if* there's a way people ought to aspire to live, that is the good life. And given that I do think there are some things people ought to aspire to -- like tolerance, open-mindedness, etc -- it doesn't seem crazy to ask whether there's some a unifying feature to all those things, which would then be the good life. But I doubt the answer is yes, and thus the difficulty comes right back at you.Patricia Marinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16087880431696831634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499217243284937366.post-50850833890482547002011-02-25T12:58:54.046-05:002011-02-25T12:58:54.046-05:00I'm totally with you when you say that it is r...I'm totally with you when you say that it is really hard to say anything interesting or plausible about the meaning of life. <br /><br />That question is tricky, I can't make heads or tails of it. And that's largely because I don't understand the question.<br /><br />Is the good life the same as the meaning of life? Call me crazy, but I took those to be different things. <br /><br />Sometimes I think that the meaning-of-life question is a relic of some old, theological world-view. And made sense if you looked at the world that way.<br /><br />The question, outside of that world view, is confusing. <br /><br />And if the meaning-of-life question is really the purpose-of-life question, I can help but think the same thing: the purpose-of-life question seems natural from the theological point of view.Christopher Grisdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06405607939302562036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499217243284937366.post-25866427708676459932011-02-22T06:41:49.473-05:002011-02-22T06:41:49.473-05:00Hi Mare, I agree that the "adventurous" ...Hi Mare, I agree that the "adventurous" life has this problem. And since it's hard not to measure your accomplishments by comparing them to the accomplishments of others, you get the same problem you have in sports -- one happy winner and a whole collection of unhappy people who didn't meet their own goals and expectations. <br /><br />Anyway, yes, let's hear it for books, Sunday mornings, and espresso!Patricia Marinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16087880431696831634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499217243284937366.post-81591202845171609132011-02-21T23:30:51.955-05:002011-02-21T23:30:51.955-05:00This has been bugging me for a few years now. On o...This has been bugging me for a few years now. On one end, everyone expects you to succeed and do something extraordinary. On the other end, there are these simple pleasures in life, like books & free Sunday mornings with a nice, freshly prepared espresso. Both lifestyles have their advantages, but it is no secret that "adventurous life" leaves people depressed because they forget how to enjoy the ordinary things in life when all the "accomplishments" become meaningless. <br /><br />I think people should look at life as something other than the survival of the fittest. Maybe then we will all realize how fragile our lives are.Marenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499217243284937366.post-60250767066291047942011-02-21T23:07:00.461-05:002011-02-21T23:07:00.461-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Success Learnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994809427956687677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499217243284937366.post-43899347449245375022011-02-21T02:58:28.103-05:002011-02-21T02:58:28.103-05:00Hi Daniel,
Yeah, no kidding. It's exhausting ...Hi Daniel, <br />Yeah, no kidding. It's exhausting just thinking about all the extra proposed requirements!Patricia Marinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16087880431696831634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499217243284937366.post-31048977626652845822011-02-20T12:25:49.992-05:002011-02-20T12:25:49.992-05:00I'm with you. The part of RD's quote that...I'm with you. The part of RD's quote that really gets me is that the life is not good, EVEN IF the liver thinks it is and has thoroughly enjoyed it. What??!! If I am able to thoroughly enjoy my life, I will consider it a blazing success.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13099461086991460463noreply@blogger.com