Additional Resources
View more in The Good Life Method: How to Use Philosophy to Find Meaning in Life and Work
Listen in as Meghan and Paul share 5 key insights from their new book, The Good Life Method: Reasoning Through the Big Questions of Happiness, Faith, and Meaning in this recording from The Next Big Idea Club.
Read along as Professors Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko talk to Shondaland about their new book and how philosophy has always been an essential part of our lives — we just didn’t realize it.
Ch. 1 – Desire the Truth
- The Apology of Socrates – an interactive introduction to Plato’s Apology
- Plato’s Allegory of the Cave – an interactive introduction to Allegory of the Cave by Plato
- What to Believe in Uncertain Times – a microcourse which introduces the concepts of epistemology, offered here on ThinkND
Ch. 2 – Live Generously
- Utilitarianism: John Stuart Mill – An interactive introduction to J.S. Mill’s Utilitarianism
- Crash Course Philosophy: Utilitarianism – A 10-minute explainer video on utilitarianism
- Effective Altruism – A website designed to explain the “effective altruist” movement
Ch. 3 – Take Responsibility
- Anscombe’s Intention: Ethics in Action – An interactive introduction to Anscombe’s Intention and Mr. Truman’s Degree
- Crash Course Philosophy: Moral Luck – A 10-minute explainer on moral luck and responsibility
- MIT’s Moral Machine – A website designed to test moral intuitions in trolley-like cases
Ch. 4 – Work with Integrity
- Work and Identity: Karl Marx and Max Weber – An interactive introduction to Karl Marx and Max Weber
- Karl Marx on Alienation – A 3-minute explainer on the philosophy of Karl Marx
- The Working Life – Paul Blaschko’s course on work and the good life, with numerous resources
Ch. 5 – Love Attentively
- Make Friends: Aristotle – An interactive introduction to Aristotle’s thoughts on friendship
- 36 Questions for Increasing Closeness – To feel more connected, skip the small talk and ask these questions instead.
- “Is it okay to use your friends?” – A 5-minute explainer video by Paul Blaschko on Aristotle’s 3-fold distinction on friendship (see below)
