Caston
Stages of Life Music
Handout
Intro: Nothing (Sorrow Remix) – Om Unit
Lyrics to Look for: “It’s the cycle of life..”
1.
As
Good As I Once Was – Toby Keith
Relevant Philosophers: Slote – Toby Keith references his
prime, and he continues to say that his prime was the best that he ever was.
The listener also feels a sense that Toby Keith misses his prime and the
experiences he had during that time. It feels like he preferred that time.
Lyrics to Look for:
“I ain't as good as I once was,
I got a few years on me now,
But there was a time,
Back in my prime,
When I could really lay it down,
If you need some love tonight,
Then I might have just enough,
I ain't as good once was,
But I'm as good once, as I ever was”
I got a few years on me now,
But there was a time,
Back in my prime,
When I could really lay it down,
If you need some love tonight,
Then I might have just enough,
I ain't as good once was,
But I'm as good once, as I ever was”
2.
Summer
of ’69 – Bryan Adams
Relevant Philosophers: Slote – Bryan Adams supports the time
preference view by saying that he would always want to be in the summer of 69.
This summer would have been during Adams’ early adulthood and supports the idea
that experiences in this stage are inherently better.
Lyrics to Look for:
“Oh, when I look back now
That summer seemed to last forever
And if I had the choice
Yeah, I'd always wanna be there
Those were the best days of my life”
That summer seemed to last forever
And if I had the choice
Yeah, I'd always wanna be there
Those were the best days of my life”
3.
Forever
Young – Alphaville
Relevant Philosophers: Overall – Alphaville focuses on being
young which, in Overall’s eyes, is not a critical time in a person’s life. This
seems to contradict Overall’s beliefs about childhood being somewhat
insignificant to the rest of our lives.
Ezekiel Emanuel – Alphaville suggests that he would only
want to live forever if he was forever young.
Slote – The above idea reflects a strong time preference
view.
Lyrics to Look for:
“Forever young
I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever?
Forever, and ever”
I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever?
Forever, and ever”
4.
My
generation – The Who
Relevant Philosophers: Ezekiel Emanuel – In this song, the
singer enjoys his youthful generation and hopes to never be an old person.
This correlates to Emanuel’s position because he hopes to die at the age of 75
when he believes that the quality of his life will no longer be meaningful.
Lyrics to Look for:
“I hope I die before I get old (talkin' 'bout
my generation)”
5.
Jack
and Diane – John Mellencamp
Relevant Philosophers: Ezekiel Emanuel – John Mellencamp’s
song, which proclaims that life goes on long after the thrill of living is gone,
supports the idea that one would want to die at a certain age. The “thrill”
that Mellencamp talks about could be interpreted as the thing that gives him
meaning, in which case the song and Emanuel’s ideas are even closer related.
Lyrics to Look for:
“Saying oh yeah
Life goes on, long after the thrill of living is gone
Sayin' oh yeah
Life goes on, long after the thrill of living is gone”
Life goes on, long after the thrill of living is gone
Sayin' oh yeah
Life goes on, long after the thrill of living is gone”
Ali Quintero's Presentation
Act Your Age: Life Stages
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15rJK9rvAUThHJRNAz9HN-n46bB-ifMhgT85XG-lofBI/edit?usp=sharing
Act Your Age: Life Stages
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15rJK9rvAUThHJRNAz9HN-n46bB-ifMhgT85XG-lofBI/edit?usp=sharing
MOL Awards (Round 2)
Most Surprising Finding
Best title
- Almost everyone thinks they have a meaningful life (Drew)
- Runner up: 3/4 of clergy interviewed think religion isn't needed for meaning (Jordan)
Best information management
- That is to say, presenting a lot of confusing scenarios and data clearly (Gerald)
Most interesting interviewees
- People who have gone through a major change (Sabreena)
Best interview questions
- Questions for clergy (Jordan)
Best title
- The Godless (Antoine)
Most daring way of nabbing interviewees
- Going to Klyde Warren Park (Celeste)
The MOL Awards (first round)
Best application of course topics to real life--
- Eddie on Epictetus and soccer
Best philosophical experiment
- Andrew's study of his own higher and lower pleasures
Best media clip (with most concentrated philosophy content)
- Petros's scene from Disenchantment--which evokes the experience machine as well as Nietzsche.
Most beautiful visual aid
- Rheanna--great powerpoint on life stories
Deepest digging into a philosophical issue
- Nathan's discussion of Felipe DeBrigard's response to the experience machine
Closest connection to current events
- Talen's discussion of the death of Mac Miller
Most interesting interviewees
- Faith's four interviews
Epictetus Advices in Relation to Soccer
My presentation idea was to incorporate different advice from the Epictetus Handbook and relate to personal experiences that I dealt with in my sport of soccer in the past week but also can be related to sports in general. I decided I would make a mental log for myself starting last Wednesday as I went through each practice and our games on the weekend.
Powerpoint
Powerpoint
Theories of the Good Life in TV
Virtue Ethics: Game of Thrones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljGAEZKrhPs
Tyrion, a nobleman, or dwarf, responds to Jon Snow’s question as to why he reads so much. For Tyrion, he must hold up the honor of his family. For his brother Jaime, that means being an exceptional soldier. But for him, his virtue is his intellectual capacity. Both Jaime and Tyrion exercise their activities in accordance with virtue. If Tyrion is to live a good life, and be “blessed”, he must continually hone his intellectual skills, thus, which is why the mind needs books, like a sword needs a wetstone.
Stoicism: Game of Thrones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7St9TtLzoLk
starts 0:18
Here is another exchange between Tyrion and Jon Snow (Tyrion’s character constantly spills philosophical nuggets). Tyrion accidentally offends Jon by calling him a bastard (which he is). But for Tyrion, he did not mean any harm, because that is just what Jon is in fact. He tells him to wear his title of bastard like armor, a very stoic analogy. It’s heavily reminiscent of Epictetus’ advice #1, that not everything is up to us. What isn’t under our control, shouldn’t be held in the highest regard. If Jon just changes his perspective, and realizes what isn’t in his control, such as being a bastard, it will significantly help him, which was the goal of the stoics, to help in life.
Utilitarianism: The Good Place: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut0ai4s4mjU
to 1:07 in particular
Here we are in The Good Place, the afterlife, where when you die, all of your action on Earth are added up in positives or negatives based on how much “good” it did. It reminds myself of utilitarian calculations, but actually in a way that is measurable for us mortals. Basically, a good life, depends on how much good you have put into the world. However, for us humans, there is always plenty of question as to how good or bad certain actions are. While of the course the good place is supposed to be a philosophically charged comedy, it does show how we have no actual idea as to how real utilitarian calculations are actually measured, a major critique of the theory.
Nozick and Nietszche: Disenchantment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmeIxbowgiE
1:05-2:05
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