Tolstoy: Can We Find The Meaning of Life? (2/4)

Description
Pierre Bezukhov searches for meaning in high society, sacrifice, relationships and religion, but ultimately he finds these things purposeless. Seth Andrews, host of The Thinking Atheist, says that the question of meaning is a bad question. Jordan Peterson says that personal responsibility provides an adequate foundation for meaning. St. Augustine says our hearts are restless until they find God. Leo Tolstoy says we have the whole question backwards.

References

• Buy War and Peace and actually read (or listen) to it! You won't regret it.
• I recommend this translation and edition.
• See more information on this episode on our website. wellreadchristian.com/tolstoy-can-we-find-the-meaning-of-life
• The intro music for this series is a section from a piece by Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844—1908) titled The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship. Rimsky-Korsakov was a contemporary of Leo Tolstoy and my favorite Russian composer of the era. I hope you enjoy the segment and the podcast.
• The artwork is titled Battle of Moscow, 7th September 1812, painted in 1822 by Louis-François Lejeune.

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