An Outline for Our Project

Our path moving forward

Before starting, we’d like to offer an outline of some of our early work. In the coming months, we’ll explore these concepts through articles and videos. Our goal is to offer an accessible way to think about these problems philosophically using tools from thinkers throughout history.

To start, we’ll have some introductory content explaining a bit about our project. We’ll take some time to explain our methods and approach. Particularly, we’ll explain some of the ways we’ll analyze these problems, ranging from philosophy to simple analysis of experience. We’ll explain how we plan to build a foundation for exploring these questions. More than just offering quick practical recommendations or an off-the-cuff answer to some problems, we want to set up a strong base with a solid understanding of our concepts and approach to allow for strong answers down the line.

We’ll talk some about our reasons for focusing on philosophy as a method, comparing some of its advantages and disadvantages to other possible methods. Though philosophy will be our primary way of looking at this problem, we welcome and encourage views from other perspectives. We don’t want to promote one viewpoint at the expense of others. There is a wide range of ways to look at this problem and each approach could reveal something new.

With the basic outline of our project defined, we’ll move into defining the most fundamental concepts we plan to work with: Happiness and purpose. We want to offer a clear understanding of what these things mean, both in the abstract and in practice, and just where they are derived from in life.

Throughout this process, we hope to inspire dialogue and thought from our readers. We hope to hear from you and respond to your questions on this topic. To everyone reading, we’re grateful that you’re joining us on this journey.