ONLINE: Our actions have meaning for us that others may not fully appreciate. This is a subjective rather than an objective experience, so it tends to elude the methods of social and behavioral scientists. Understanding how we give relational significance, relative importance, emotional force, and moral value to our actions helps us to grasp: why we make and break friendships and marriages, why we attach special significance to certain holidays, what makes us happy and sad, and why we assign moral value to what we do. We will discuss each of these topics in a session, using the instructor's new book, "Personal Meaning," as our guide. We will also explore how the book's description of meaning can solve a variety of philosophical problems concerning each of these topics. | Facilitated discussion.
Max enrollment: 24.
Class sessions are recorded.
