What is the four-fold meaning of meaning? A primer, and an exploration of meaning IN life. Hear a story of Viktor Frankl, the contemporary of Freud and Adler who bucked the trend, and explore meaning through his lens.

What comes up in this episode:

~  Logotherapy ~

~  Objective vs Interpretive Meaning ~

~  Bicycles ~

~  Meaning OF life vs meaning IN life ~

~  Challenge in the Korean BBQ ~

Referenced or mentioned:

~  Irving Yalom ~

~  Marcus Aurelius ~

~  Jean-Paul Sartre  ~

~  William James ~

~  Laura A. King ~

~  Joshua A. Hicks ~

~  Samwise Gamgee’s thoughts on potatoes ~

Dope quotes in this episode: 
~  Irving Yalom: advice on finding meaning in life is “simply to live fully, to retain one's astonishment at the miracle of life, to plunge oneself into the natural rhythm of life, to search for pleasure at the deepest possible sense.” 

~  Marcus Aurelius: "The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way."

~  Jean-Paul Sartre: “Life has no meaning, life is an opportunity to create meaning.” 

~  Viktor Frankl:  “What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for a worthwhile goal.”  

~  William James: “The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.” 

Credits / Links:

~  So, You’re A Philosopher’s homepage: ponderpus.com  ~

~  The Science of Meaning in Life ~

~  Text or leave a voicemail for Chris : 469.626.7355 ~