Searching for the purpose of life | Babette Babich, Jonathan Webber, Sandra Laugier, Frank Tallis
56Nietzschean philosopher Babette Babich, clinical psychologist Frank Tallis, existentialist philosopher Jonathan Webber, and linguist philosopher Sandra Laugier discuss finding purpose in life and whether we can live without it.
Does purpose give life meaning?
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'“The person with a why to live for can bear almost any how” claimed Nietzsche. And from Aristotle's human flourishing, to Kant's pursuit of the highest good, philosophers have offered many answers to the why of life. They are joined today by a host of psychologists, pundits and politicians all offering their own solutions. But the goal and purpose of life remains unknown. Many have thought ‘happiness’ might be the answer but it turns out to be a largely English-speaking and European phenomenon. For the Chinese, loyalty and stability are the predominant goals. What we do know is that in the West more than half of young adults report that they lack 'meaning, purpose... and knowing what to do with their life,'
Is the mistake to look for a goal in the first place? Is the purpose of life to choose a purpose and make it our own? Or is the unknown answer to the why of life the very thing that gives life its edge, its meaning and its value?
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Parisian philosopher Sandra Laugier, Nietzschian philosopher Babette Babich, clinical psychologist Frank Tallis, and author of Rethinking Existentialism Jonathan Webber debate the purpose of life. Hosted by Jack Symes.
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00:00 Introduction
00:19 Is setting a goal to life essential?
01:00 Frank tallis on Daoism
03:45 Jonathan Webber on Existentialism
04:53 Babette Babich on Death
09:05 Sandra Laugier on Purposefulness
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