Tag: Goodness
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Episodes 13-19 of radiant living
Episodes 13-19 of radiant living can now be viewed on my YouTube Channel. Each episode is made to run about 5-8 minutes. An update: in this space, I have no plans to post more embedded videos on this project whose aim is to show how the good is connected with the beautiful. However, you can…
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Philosophical Improv no. 10: Inquiring is no Longer a Luxury
Since Episode 9 on self-surrender, we’ve been making the slow turn to Part III: the path of radiant living. In this episode, I provide a brief sketch of the art of philosophical inquiry. This subject is discussed at greater length in my book, The Art of Inquiry, a copy of which can be ordered here.…
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Philosophical Improv no. 9: Self-surrender
In this episode, I describe the moment in which one is awakened to the idea of self-transformation. That awakening I call ‘self-surrender.’ So far, the series of episodes is divided into 3 sets: the nature of radiant living (Episodes 1-6), the relevance of radiance for our time (Episodes 7 and 8), and the path of radiant…
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Philosophical Improv no. 8: Why Radiance Matters
In Episodes 1-6, I spoke about the nature of radiance. In the last episode, I suggested that we are living in unsettled time. In this one, I seek to provide clues for why radiance may turn out to be the most excellent way of being for our time. These episodes are attempts to think aloud.…
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Philosophical Improv no. 6: Mastery in the Practice of Living
In this video, I propose an alternative formulation of radiance. On this construal, radiance just is mastery in the practice of living. In my forthcoming book, Radiance: An Essay for Unsettled Time, I discuss the important connection between goodness and beauty. To view other episodes in this series, you can visit my YouTube channel. I’m a Ph.D.-trained…
Andrew Taggart, Ph.D. 