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James C. KlaggeDepartment of
PhilosophyVirginia Tech
Greek: Telos“purpose”
Latin: Nihil“nothing”
Hamlet: “…thinking makes it
so.”
1)1)PluralisticPluralistic2)2)Non-VoluntaristicNon-Voluntaristic3)3)Non-PlatonicNon-Platonic
1)1) Enough activities engaged in Enough activities engaged in for their own sake.for their own sake.
2)2) Enough contribution to Enough contribution to something outside itself.something outside itself.
3)3) Enough intentional structure. Enough intentional structure.
Wow!
-Jackie Robinson’s tombstone
Methusaleh969 years
““What kinds of lives are What kinds of lives are meaningful?”meaningful?”
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