The meaning of life perspectives from the world's great intellectual traditions [video recording]. - Garfield, Jay L. (Chantilly, CA The Teaching Company, 2011)
Disc 1, Contents: 1. The meaning of the meaning of life. 2. The Bhagavad-Gita-choice and daily life. 3. The Bhagavad-Gita-discipline and duty. 4. The Bhagavad-Gita-union and purpose. 5. Aristotle on life-the big picture. 6. Aristotle-the highest good.
Disc 2, Contents: 7. Aristotle-the happy life. 8. Job's Predicament-life is so unfair. 9. Job's challenge-who are we?. 10. Stoicism-Rationality and acceptance. 11. Human finitude-the epicurean synthesis. 12. Confucius-order in the cosmos and in life.
Disc 3, Contents: 13. Daodejing-the Dao of life and spontaneity. 14. Daodejing-the best life is a simple life. 15. Daodejing-subtlety and paradox. 16. Zhuangzi on Daoism-impermanence and harmony. 17. The teaching of Buddha. 18. Santideva-Mahayana Buddhism
Disc 4, Contents: 19. Santideva-transforming the mind. 20. Zen-the moon in a desdrop and impermanence. 21. Zen-being-time and primordial awakening. 21. Taking stock of the classical world. 23. Hume's skepticism and the place of God. 24. Hume's careless and compassionate vision.
Disc. 5, Contents: 25. Kant-immaturity and the challenge to know. 46. Mill's call to individuality and to liberty. 27. Tolstoy-is everyday life the real thin? 28. Nietzsche-twilight of the idols. 29. Nietzsche-achieving authenticity. 30. Gandhi-Satyagraha and holding fast to truth
Disc 6, Contents: 31. Gandhi-the call to a supernormal life. 32. Lame deer-life enfolded in symbols. 33. Lame deer-our place in a symbolic world. 34. HH Dalai Lama XIV-a modern Buddhist view. 35. HH Dalai Lama XIV-discernment and happiness. 36. So, what is the meaning of life?
Keywords: Life; Life -- Religious Aspects; Meaning (Philosophy); Metaphysics; Ontology; Philosophy