Comments on: Serious Souls: The Philosophy of Purpose http://rationalphilosophy.net/index.php/main/serious-souls-the-philosophy-of-purpose.html Using philosophy, reason and logic in life, to find meaning, purpose and peace. Sat, 19 May 2012 09:02:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Martin Walker http://rationalphilosophy.net/index.php/main/serious-souls-the-philosophy-of-purpose.html#comment-2325 Martin Walker Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:36:31 +0000 http://rationalphilosophy.net/?p=311#comment-2325 James! I hadn't checked comments for a while and here I find yours; thank you. On rereading with your comment in mind I realize that when I used the word "purpose" I was intending to mean "an intent to do good". This you will immediately question, of course, and rightly so, for begging the question of what's good or right. And attempting a fully explained answer to that question is the reason I wrote "LIFE! Why We Exist..." Briefly, by "good" and "right" I mean "that which contributes to the persistence of the living form". Martin James!

I hadn’t checked comments for a while and here I find yours; thank you. On rereading with your comment in mind I realize that when I used the word “purpose” I was intending to mean “an intent to do good”.

This you will immediately question, of course, and rightly so, for begging the question of what’s good or right. And attempting a fully explained answer to that question is the reason I wrote “LIFE! Why We Exist…”

Briefly, by “good” and “right” I mean “that which contributes to the persistence of the living form”.

Martin

]]> By: James Ingraham http://rationalphilosophy.net/index.php/main/serious-souls-the-philosophy-of-purpose.html#comment-2303 James Ingraham Tue, 29 Jun 2010 06:41:16 +0000 http://rationalphilosophy.net/?p=311#comment-2303 Define purpose. I like ice cream. Is that a purpose? I want to do more watercolors. Is that a purpose? Is it about what I want? Or is it about what I should do? Even if reluctantly? Duty? Define purpose. Be specific. Your little essay, without defining your terms, is vague and diffuse---fluff-- and your considerable rhetorical skills wasted. What is life without passion.....fun.......someone to love..... a feeling of accomplishment.......thanks from those you care for.......etc. etc. Could go on and on. Think harder please, and then write. Define purpose.
I like ice cream. Is that a purpose?
I want to do more watercolors. Is that a purpose?
Is it about what I want?
Or is it about what I should do? Even if reluctantly? Duty?
Define purpose. Be specific.
Your little essay, without defining your terms, is vague
and diffuse—fluff– and your considerable rhetorical skills wasted.
What is life without passion…..fun…….someone to love…..
a feeling of accomplishment…….thanks from those you care for…….etc. etc. Could go on and on.
Think harder please, and then write.

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