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What Makes Life Good? - Exploring Meaning and Purpose

The Aspen Institute via YouTube

Overview

Explore the fundamental questions of human existence in this thought-provoking panel discussion from the Aspen Ideas Festival. Delve into the framework presented in the book "Life Worth Living," inspired by a popular Yale course, as professor Miroslav Volf engages in a dynamic conversation with host Kelly Corrigan. Join distinguished guests as they contemplate profound inquiries about life's purpose, personal responsibility, dealing with failure, and aligning values with behavior. Gain insights from diverse perspectives shared by John McWhorter, Monica Guzman, Rainn Wilson, James Ijames, and Alexandra Reeve Givens as they explore topics such as self-reliance, repentance, and the nature of a meaningful life.

Syllabus

Introduction
Who Do You Answer
Yales Vision
Repentance
The Point of Life
SelfReliance
Rotten Eggs
Rewatching
Apology
Responsibility
Gross and indulgent
This is gonna be good
Have you had any instructive suffering
What would your parents have told you

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The Aspen Institute

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