What Makes Life Worthwhile?

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Eric Dodson
Published at : 11 Nov 2021
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0:00 - Introduction
2:03 - The perspectival nature of the question and its possible answers
4:29 - Answer #1: Pleasure & happiness
5:25 - Problem: Times when suffering makes life worthwhile
7:33 - Problem: The interdependency of pain and pleasure
9:57 - Answer #2: Aesthetics & wisdom
13:26 - Answer #3: Sociality… giving & receiving
16:52 - Answer #4: The adventure of transcendence
18:06 - Danger, fear and the prospect of annihilation
20:42 - Transcendence requires no special occasion
24:04 - The necessity of cultivating a strategic sense for danger
25:32 - Practicing self-awareness
29:53 - Summary & conclusion

Here’s a link to my earlier video on anti-natalism and efilism, which has to do with the question of what makes life NOT worthwhile:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFzxgZq6Vcc&t=2s

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