#72 - What's a Meaningful Life? | Thaddeus Metz
Published: August 3, 2025
Duration: 54:54
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Thaddeus Metz is a professor of philosophy at the University of Pretoria.
Website: https://www.up.ac.za/philosophy/article/2923571/prof-thaddeus-metz
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Meaning-Life-Thaddeus-Metz/dp/0198748019
Summary: In this interview, we discuss the distinction between meaning in life and the meaning of life, what contributes to a meaningful life, and how it relates to well-being and morality. We also discuss the role of spirituality in meaning. Ultimately, Metz believes that meaningfulness in life comes from actively orienting one’s...