Tag: "meaning of life"

The Meaning of ‘Meaning’

Stephen Anderson asks what we mean when we ask if existence has a meaning.
[Issue 88: January/February 2012: Articles]

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Yahia Lababidi’s multiple philosophies speak gently to us.
[Issue 82: January/February 2011: Fiction]

The Meaning of Life by Terry Eagleton

Ernest Dempsey finds out the meaning of life from Terry Eagleton.
[Issue 78: April/May 2010: Books]

Education’s End: Why Our Colleges And Universities Have Given Up On The Meaning of Life by Anthony Kronman

Mark Huston ponders Anthony Kronman’s arguments about why universities don’t teach the meaning of life.
[Issue 73: May/June 2009: Books]

The Question of the Meaning of Life: Answerable or Unanswerable?

Jeffrey Gordon wonders what it would mean to have meaning.
[Issue 73: May/June 2009: Articles]

RUR or RU Ain’t A Person?

Tim Madigan leads the rise of the robots.
[Issue 72: March/April 2009: Food for Thought]

The Importance of Living by Lin Yutang

Mark Cyzyk finds out how to be a loafing scamp.
[Issue 71: January/February 2009: Books]

Purpose, Meaning & Darwinism

Mary Midgley meditates on mind and meaning among the mutations.
[Issue 71: January/February 2009: Charles Darwin]

If we think carefully about our decisions, we’ll wind up living better lives, right? Jean Kazez asks this question in response to three recent books about happiness.
[Issue 61: May/June 2007: Articles]

Space Exploration: Humanity’s Single Most Important Moral Imperative

Dr E. R. Klein says we should reconsider the value of space exploration and start getting ready to leave the nest.
[Issue 61: May/June 2007: Human Futures]

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