Category: meaning
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How to be rich
A hallmark of our times is the prominence of very rich people in the public discourse. The pecking order of the Forbes or similar richest people lists – all dominated by men of course – should only be of interest to professionals like some financiers or maybe tax officials. However, they and their sometimes-outlandish views…
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Simple actually
The list of needs is short: health, food, shelter, safety, connections with others, and a little fun. The truth is dry: we live for a while, and then we die. Some of us crave knowledge, adventure, or progress. Give them spaces. Some have big egos. Containing them is the challenge of all ages. Seen from…
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On meaning (Part 3): communities
This is the last part of a series of posts on meaning, like the meaning we could give to things or which we aim to find in life. Part 1 discussed absolute limits to meaning. Part 2 considered individualistic philosophical views, and Part 3 looks at the role communities can play. Among the three, it…
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On meaning (Part 2): the hedonistic altruist
This is the second part of a series of three posts on meaning, like the meaning we could give to things or which we aim to find in life. Part 1 discussed absolute limits to meaning. Here we consider philosophical views, and Part 3 looks at the role communities can play, and how these can…
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On meaning (Part 1): nothing really matters
This is the first part of a series of three posts on meaning, like the meaning we could give to things or which we aim to find in life. It discusses absolute limits to meaning. Part 2 considers philosophical views. Part 3 looks at the role communuties can play, and how these can reconcile the…