6. Disharmony of the soul
Many philosophers have said that a meaningful life requires goals and an effort to reach them. But what if our…
5. Dreams and Detachment
I often have lucid dreams. Dreams are called lucid when the dreamer is aware that he is dreaming. He is…
4. Theories of meaning as networks of ideas
In my last two reflections on this string, I discussed two philosophical conceptions of the meaningful life: by William James…
3. Listening to the voice of Gabriel Marcel about meaning
In his article “Testimony and Existentialism,” the French philosopher Gabriel Marcel (1889-1973) discusses the meaningful life. His ideas do not…
2. Listening to the voice of William James about meaning
I sit down and read the article “What makes life significant” by the American thinker William James (1842–1910). What am…
1. Verticality
The horizontal plane of life is one of desires and aversions, aims and actions. It is thirst and fever in…