A Blog on the Meaning of Life
I was at a meeting with friends (some young and some old) the other day and an elderly friend was talking about getting involved both time-wise and financially with a local cause. He was extremely passionate about the project and had clearly been in a number of meetings recently about this project. It appeared he... Continue Reading →
I remember walking into a teachers office hour and requesting of him a letter of recommendation, because was going to apply for my Phd in Philosophy. The typical discussion ensued about where I was applying and what I wanted to specialize in, but it was the last question that has stuck with me the longest.... Continue Reading →
During each semester, I often ask my students what is the most important thing about life? This discussion usually happens during a Meaning of Life discussion/dialectic within our classroom and the students usually come up with all sorts of answers. We may have even just finished discussing Susan Wolf's article about the meaning of life.... Continue Reading →
So, I have been amused by the arguments for and against owning a primary residence with this niche market known as the FIRE (Financial Independence/Retire Early) community. It seems that there is a lot of traction on the side of not owning a home. So, let me give you some perspective of my own before... Continue Reading →
Have you ever read "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau? In it- in the first chapter- he has a revolutionary sentence. the kind of sentence that embeds itself in your subconscious and presents itself at the most random of times. But in those times you are reminded of what you are doing and have some of... Continue Reading →
