Susan Wolf, “Meaningfulness” (Open Agenda, 2021)

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

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I Loved Logic From a Young Age

01:30 • 2min

3

Why Did You Go Into Philosophy?

03:36 • 2min

4

Why Did You Choose Princeton?

05:21 • 3min

5

Free Will and Responsibility - How Did It Come About?

07:57 • 3min

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Is There a Freshness in Your Writing?

10:36 • 3min

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Is There a Middle Way to Morality?

13:48 • 6min

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Is There Any All Overcoming Framework?

19:33 • 3min

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Is There a Barrier Between Philosophy and Psychology?

22:06 • 4min

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What Dos Psychologists Do?

26:22 • 4min

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Why Are You Doing That?

30:17 • 2min

12

Visiting Your Brother in the Hospital, or Making a Groundhog Costume for Your Daughter's Halloween Parade?

32:17 • 5min

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The Fulfillment Principle

37:06 • 4min

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Finding Your Passion

40:45 • 3min

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Is It Necessary to Pursue Your Passion?

43:36 • 2min

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What Do You Find Fulfilling?

45:32 • 3min

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The Subjective Attraction of Seudocus All Day Long or Working at a Soup Kitchen?

48:22 • 3min

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Is This Worthy of Love?

51:23 • 2min

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Getting Metaphysical Too Quickly

53:03 • 4min

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Is There a Difference Between Worthy and Less Worthy Pursuits?

57:07 • 4min

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The Scales Falling From Your Eyes

01:00:59 • 3min

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The Problem of Subjectivity Is Subjectivity

01:03:59 • 2min

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The Evolution of Art, Isn't It?

01:05:36 • 2min

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Is There a Third Category of Meaningfulness?

01:08:01 • 2min

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Meaning in Life and Why Does It Matter?

01:09:34 • 2min

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Why You Should Live a Meaningful Life

01:11:33 • 6min

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The Greatest Thing in the World, Rolling Rocks

01:17:07 • 2min

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The Power of Example

01:19:33 • 4min

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The Mythesisopus - The Paradime of Absurdity

01:23:44 • 2min

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What's the Meaning of Life?

01:25:27 • 5min

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The Cosmic Perspective

01:30:20 • 3min

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The Meaningful Life

01:33:36 • 2min

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Are You a Professional Philosopher?

01:35:15 • 5min

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Are You Late for Your Office Hours?

01:40:17 • 3min

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Are You a Philosophical Hero?

01:43:27 • 2min

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Are We Going to Maximize Our Utility Functions?

01:45:40 • 5min

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Is There a Way to Make Sure Our Education System Does More Than Just Give People Jobs?

01:51:01 • 2min

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The Only Thing That Drives Human Beings Is Happiness

01:52:50 • 4min

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The Experienced Machine

01:56:40 • 4min

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Pursuing Happiness Is a Good Corrective, Right?

02:00:47 • 5min