A prominent Cyrenaic named Hegesias, author of a book called *Death by Starvation*, lectured in Alexandria. He taught the doctrine of withdrawing from a malevolent world. The only way to avoid pain is suppress and/or rid oneself of desire. The goal of life is to pain avoidance—to the point that death is preferable to life. […]
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As the semester draws to a close for my Introduction to Philosophy course, we are discussing the meaning of life. Up today is the Myth of Sisyphyus, so below is my video-discussion of it. Here also is a PDF of some of the associated reading excerpts on what makes life meaningful — or whether it
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[This column is a part of the Theist vs. Atheist debate series between Stephen Hicks and John C. Wright. Here Hicks responds to Wright’s article. And here are the links to other columns in the series.] The quest for a meaningful life comes naturally to us. As infants we delight in exploring the world and developing
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