“Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?” by Paul Gauguin
My recent post, Why Does the World Exist? elicited some extraordinarily thoughtful comments from readers. I published those comments in my last post and this has elicited more insightful comments from readers which I reprint below. Continue reading More Comments on Meaning
My recent post, Why Does the World Exist?, elicited some extraordinarily thoughtful comments from readers. Kevin wrote Continue reading The Past, Present, and Future of The Meaning of Life
In 1930 the historian and philosopher Will Durant—who was at that time a famous public intellectual—received a number of letters from persons declaring their intent to commit suicide. The letters asked him for reasons to go on living. In response Durant asked a number of luminaries for their views on the meaning of life, publishing those responses in his 1932 book, On the Meaning of Life