tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post8574201112933297474..comments2024-01-17T09:43:44.882-06:00Comments on The Frugal Chariot: Worthwhile ThingsJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-88594985846084260412017-08-13T13:44:02.908-06:002017-08-13T13:44:02.908-06:00exploringclassics,
The author refers to several ph...exploringclassics,<br />The author refers to several philosophers including Kant, Aristotle, Plato, and others. However, in spite of being a Professor of Philosophy herself, she aims at the more practical aspects of identifying objects worthy of pursuing passionately (lovingly) in the search for meaning in life. Her search is for the emergence of objective value in those activities one pursues inJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-11704665239499332312017-08-12T17:31:35.343-06:002017-08-12T17:31:35.343-06:00This work sounds interesting. Does the author enga...This work sounds interesting. Does the author engage with any particular philosophers? There have been many works written on the way our loves give meaning to life. Was there anything in particular that stood out to you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-36040896620457754162017-08-07T20:16:34.044-06:002017-08-07T20:16:34.044-06:00Mudpuddle,
Your comment is insightful. However th...Mudpuddle,<br />Your comment is insightful. However this book was an attempt to define the nature of meaning in life. For a discussion that is focused on morality (and other things) I would recommend <i>The Righteous Mind</i> by Jonathan Haidt.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-13710138721384966482017-08-07T14:25:44.678-06:002017-08-07T14:25:44.678-06:00on reading your post again, i was a little surpris...on reading your post again, i was a little surprised by my own comment... i definitely do feel that a satisfying life cannot be attained without some idea of morality, which, imo, includes considering the needs of others... as to the definition of morality, i think it's instinctive in most people, although inculcated in different forms through the formal educational process; religion, Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-3540832519460893632017-08-07T09:08:49.258-06:002017-08-07T09:08:49.258-06:00Brian,
Thanks for sharing your observation. The a...Brian,<br />Thanks for sharing your observation. The author is arguing that in one's search for a meaningful life there are objects of that pursuit that are more likely to prove fruitful in attaining some level of meaning. This would not exclude your general view toward interacting with the world in a loving and altruistic manner.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-89983329962297104322017-08-07T09:03:26.279-06:002017-08-07T09:03:26.279-06:00Mudpuddle,
Thanks for your observation. I agree ab...Mudpuddle,<br />Thanks for your observation. I agree about your description of some people. Whether they are a majority or not remains to be seem. However, there are many people who actively search for meaning in their life. It is these whom the author describes and to whom she addresses her argument that in spite of the large number of possibilities there are limits to the activities that may Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-42308773177144410692017-08-07T08:54:35.274-06:002017-08-07T08:54:35.274-06:00CyberKitten,
You have raised a good question. In ...CyberKitten,<br />You have raised a good question. In the author's attempt to argue against the subjective view that one may follow one's passion no matter what however trivial or worse, she argues for a more objective approach. She describes this saying: "the project or activity must possess a value whose source comes from outside of oneself--whose value, in other words, is in Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-37703601453256921912017-08-06T11:13:20.814-06:002017-08-06T11:13:20.814-06:00dunno... the majority of people grow up, get marr...dunno... the majority of people grow up, get married, have a job and kids, and do the same things day after day, year after year... what they think about in their moments of leisure varies, it seems to me in approximately direct ratio to their education, which is the same as saying "different for every person"... i don't think most think much about love or relationships in these Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-91666528848335867262017-08-06T09:36:12.620-06:002017-08-06T09:36:12.620-06:00I don't think I've seen that many objectiv...I don't think I've seen that many objective values in my time. Value is, I think, something we assign to things - either as individuals, groups or cultures. When you look at most values over time they change, transform into other things or vanish altogether. Does the author offer any possible objective values or does she stop at saying that we need to discover them?CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-85221600486575236962017-08-06T07:37:50.996-06:002017-08-06T07:37:50.996-06:00I think about these issues a lot. I need to read b...I think about these issues a lot. I need to read both this book as well as other books, such as The Righteous Mind, on this subject. <br /><br />My general view is that both acting out of love towards what we cherish, and acting altruistically towards the people and the world in general, is the recipe towards a meaningful life. I also think that any combination of two can be meaningful. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com