Philosophy of living general

Viktor Frankl Just as science has its philosophical component, philosophy has its scientific component.  And when a psychiatrist speaks of meaning in life we see meaning as shared territory between science and philosophy.  Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl observed during his years as a prisoner in Nazi …

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Charles Darwin (1809-82) and his son William in 1842 As a scientist, Darwin developed and exercised virtues that we can apply in daily life.  We do not have to be a gifted, trained, and experienced scientist in order to grow in these essential qualities.  In Darwin I find, above all, hunger for …

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  Prophets, theologians, and secular idealists have proclaimed a glorious destiny for human history; but their visions and hopes seem discredited while we struggle through our logjam of biological, social, economic, and political problems. In order to break up the logjam, we need a …

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Today we begin our seven-fold path that leads through the dimensions of truth, beauty, and goodness.  Considering the truths of science and asking what their significance might be in a philosophy of living, I have begun to develop a concept of scientific living.  This concept involves several …

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