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Tag Archives: The Harp Player
Poetry in Motion
I’ve just finished Csikszentmihalyi’s ‘Flow’. There are things to criticise. Some points – the time we waste in front of TV notably – are right but he makes them repetitively. His style occasionally grates. But, in my humble opinion, it … Continue reading
Posted in Achilles, Aristotle, Ethics, Life, Psychology
Tagged 'Flow', Achilles, Aristotle, Balance, Bayesian Brain, Csikszentmihalyi, Epicureanism, Existentialism, Meaning, Nureyev, Poems, Scepticism, Stoicism, Telos, The Harp Player
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The Good Life
I used to be a strict Act Utilitarian – the moral act is the one that produces the most overall happiness or least harm. The undergraduate philosophy case studies all seemed clear cut to me. Knowing what we know now, … Continue reading
Posted in Aristotle, Ethics, Life, Psychology
Tagged Arete, Aristotle, Bayesian Brain, Bentham, Csikszentmihalyi, Ethics, Eudaimonia, Happiness, Mill, Moral Philosophy, Telos, The Harp Player, Utilitarianism, Virtue, William Blake
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