Philosophy Cafe

Rob Willison will be leading a discussion about the meaning of life!

In the mid-1960s, Nina Simone had a conflict with her husband and manager, Andrew Stroud, over the course of her musical career. As their daughter Lisa described the difference: “My father had a strategic plan in terms of how mom’s career was going to go. He wanted her to be able to win all the awards and to become the huge star that he knew she could be…But she wanted something more. There was something missing in her—some meaning.” Many of us aspire to lead meaningful lives, and many of us, like Simone, suffer recurrent bouts of anxiety about the meaning (or meaninglessness) of our lives. But what is it, exactly, that we hope for? What is it that we worry is missing?

This event is open to all.