Language and Thinking (L&T) Program Presents
The Meaning of a Meaningful Life: Some Thoughts on Anxiety, Significance and Vulnerability
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
The idea of a meaningful life suggests not just a life full of meanings, but a worthwhile life. But what is it about a worthwhile human life that ties it to meaning? And what is it about meaning that makes our lives vulnerable? In this lecture Jonathan Lear will develop his ideas from his book Radical Hope: Ethics in the Face of Cultural Devastation. The talk will range from ancient Greek conceptions of happiness, to the devastation inflicted on Native Americans and indigenous peoples, to anxieties about vulnerability and change that are present throughout America today.
Respondents: Norton Batkin and Ariana Stokas
For more information, call 845-758-7141, e-mail [email protected],
or visit http://languageandthinking.bard.edu.
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater