Overview
Question 1: How can philosophy help someone love themselves? Please use direct textual evidence from the listening, reading, and viewing this week to offer advice on cultivating self-love. Feel free to choose 1-3 pieces of advice for your examination. Please respond in 12-15 sentences.
MATERIAL:
Reading:
1) Bibliotherapy pg. 63 (starting with #2)- 64, pg. 87-95 (all of #16)
2) Philosophical Meditation pg. 27-34
Listening:
1) On Relationships and Love: Introduction and Self-Love Lecture (1:18:15)
https://anchor.fm/philosophyforeveryone/episodes/On-Relationships-and-Love-Part-I-ell4rd
Viewing:
1) Love and Self-Love (3:51)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMGtCBEe1NM
Question 2: How can philosophy help us improve our relationships with others? Please quote from at least two of the readings and at least three of the podcast episodes in your response. Please respond in 12-15 sentences.
MATERIAL
Reading:
1) From Bibliotherapy: pg. 67 (#5)- pg. 74, pg. 82 (#12)- pg. 87 (up to #16)
Listening:
What is love? (15:51)
https://anchor.fm/philosophyforeveryone/episodes/024-What-is-love-ed1dqr
How can we develop a love for humanity? (15:28)
https://anchor.fm/philosophyforeveryone/episodes/028-How-can-we-develop-a-love-for-humanity-edjjt8
On Relationships and Love: Friendship (43:34)
https://anchor.fm/philosophyforeveryone/episodes/On-Relationships-and-Love-Friendship-elvfsu
On Finding Love Part I (9:04)
On Finding Love Part II (9:06)
On Finding Love Part III (12:37)
Thich Nhat Hanh on love and Reflections from a Wedding (13:06)
https://anchor.fm/shotofphilosophy/episodes/Ep--073-Philosophy-and-Love-I-went-to-a-wedding-e1066j3
Do we need to find the completion of ourselves in love? (17:20)
Question 3: Please use direct textual evidence to respond to the following in 5-10 sentences. What are the differences between happiness and eudaimonia?
2. Please use direct textual evidence to respond to the following. How might philosophy help someone lead a more eudaimonic and/or happier life? Please feel free to choose a practice or two to support your response.
MATERIAL
Reading:
1) From our Bibliotherapy pg. 123-133
* When you read Aristotle, please translate "happiness" into "eudaimonia."
2) An article from The School of Life titled A Better Word than Happiness
https://www.theschooloflife.com/thebookoflife/a-better-word-than-happiness-eudaimonia/
For our viewing this week please also watch the video at the end of the article.
3) Please examine pg. 10-11 in our Philosophical Meditations book
Listening:
1) What are your daily happiness habits? (16:45)
https://anchor.fm/shotofphilosophy/episodes/Episode-034-What-are-your-daily-happiness-habits-esn2ja
2) In your opinion, is life more of a work of art, a fight, or an experiment? (18:22)
3) Do you enjoy your accomplishments? (14:29)
4) How do you eat blueberries? (6:36)
5) Do you believe in fate? How might fate impact your pursuit of eudaimonia? (9:41)
6) How can we be happier? (5:49)
https://anchor.fm/philosophyforeveryone/episodes/Episode-001-How-can-we-be-happier-eag94p
7) What can a gratitude practice do for you? (7:07)