What we’re about
The goal to better understand how to live a good life through a book discussion group.
The questions
- What is a “good life”?
- How do others advocate for finding happiness, contentment and serenity?
- Practically, how should one best manage career, family, friendships, community?
- What can one learn from others about managing one’s life in their 40s, 50s and 60s?
- What are different concepts of the meaning of life?
- How does one age vibrantly and gracefully?
List of past readings here.
Paul Baier is the group organizer at paul.baier (at) gmail.com
Upcoming events (2)
See all- #87: Some angles on artificial intelligence and how to live a good lifePanera Bread, Waltham, MA
For April, we're reading some speculation about possible effects AI may have on how we live, and what that means for How to Life a Good Life.
For this discussion, we have two readings:- "Wednesday" from Nick Bostrom's book Deep Utopia
- Introduction, Chapter 1, and Chapter 8 from Ray Kurzweil's book The Singularity is Nearer
Scanned PDFs of the selections are available in this Dropbox folder.
- #88: How to Live a Good Life - King Milinda's Chariot & intro philosophyPanera Bread, Waltham, MA
For part 3 of our discussion of Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction by Edward Craig, we are reading Chapter 4, which discusses a famous Buddhist simile to explore the concept of self. We are also reading the underlying text itself, which is on printed pages 28-31 in this free PDF from the Buddhist Publication Society.
Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction is available in many libraries and bookstores and easily purchased online.
