Tag: the meaning of life
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The Meaning of Life Part 3: We’re All Mushrooms
Two years ago, before this blog went on a much-unnoticed hiatus, I began a series of posts on the meaning of life. I know, I know– who writes about “the meaning of life”? Well, to borrow a phrase from two years ago, this is my goddamn overly-analytical, informal blog about what I think, so I’m…
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The Meaning of Life Part 2: Niebuhr
The best book I read in college was the Irony of American History by Reinhold Niebuhr. The book is most apparently about American politics. Niebuhr argues that America should be aware of its fundamental limitations and thus engage in a humble, though assertive, foreign policy. But I was most interested in the book’s theological underpinnings.…
George Altshuler 