Category: philosophical counseling
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Practical Philosophy With Andrew Taggart: The Paul Gibbons Podcast
You can listen to my podcast with the sharp and irreverent Paul Gibbons here. Also, some housekeeping: I’ve updated my Media Appearances page. You can now listen to other podcasts and such there.
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Are You Doing Enough To Help?
Are you doing enough to help other sentient beings right now? Let that question hang about your heart for a bit. The answer is probably not. Is it possible for you to reach out to someone you only just know? If you do, can you do it in the spirit of caring? To care, you need…
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Purpose And Meaning Are Very Different Things; Or, Don’t Be A Functional Nihilist
Typically, purpose and meaning are spoken of as if they were synonyms. They’re not; they’re actually quite different (even if it is possible to have purpose and meaning). I define purpose as directing myself at something in a way that channels all or most of my energy so that said energy is actually directing at that that thing.…
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The Philosopher Who Says Meaningful Work Is an Illusion
Here’s my interview with Ethical Systems. The beginning: You say that many people who wish to philosophize with you are “estranged professionals.” What are the sorts of problems they typically face, and how do you tend to address them? I would put the matter this way. Let’s say that it’s 2017, or sometime after that,…
Andrew Taggart, Ph.D. 
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