The Meaning of Life, Spring 2026

This is the course blog for Phil 3375, The Meaning of Life, at Southern Methodist University. Contact: jkazez@smu.edu

Monday, February 23, 2026

Live Dangerously!

 AGENDA

  1. Nietzsche intro
  2. we will discuss passages -- see Workbook
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Nietzsche, Edvard Munch (1906)


The Gay Science (topics, passages)
  1. Morality: 116-117 (herd morality), 118-119 (being a function), 325 (inflicting suffering)
  2. God is dead: 125, 285, 343  didn't discuss
  3. How to live: 276, 283 (live dangerously), 284, 289, 290 (style), 324, 327, 339, 382
  4. How not to live: 326, 328 (pity), 338, 345 (selflessness)
  5. Higher and lower people: 352, 359, 381