[lit-ideas] Re: recipe for happiness
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- Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 12:13:56 +0200
On 12 May 2014, at 22:48, Robert Paul <rpaul@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The Value of Suffering Project is pleased to open registration for an
> interdisciplinary conference on Suffering and Reason.
>
> What is suffering’s place in our rational lives? Contrary to the traditional
> idea of suffering as an impediment to reason, we will investigate the idea
> that, in fact, suffering has an important role to play in supporting and
> assisting rational activity. We think it crucially provides reasons for
> action and belief, but we also aim to explore a further, neglected
> possibility: that suffering might respond to reason.
>
> ...............................
>
>
> For more information, please visit our website:
> http://www.valueofsuffering.co.uk/
>
> Registration is £15 for student and £30 for staff, and includes tea and
> coffee.
I checked out this project, which is funded by the John Templeton Foundation:
"The John Templeton Foundation serves as a philanthropic catalyst for
discoveries relating to the Big Questions of human purpose and ultimate
reality. We support research on subjects ranging from complexity, evolution,
and infinity to creativity, forgiveness, love, and free will. We encourage
civil, informed dialogue among scientists, philosophers, and theologians and
between such experts and the public at large, for the purposes of definitional
clarity and new insights.
"Our vision is derived from the late Sir John Templeton's optimism about the
possibility of acquiring 'new spiritual information' and from his commitment to
rigorous scientific research and related scholarship. The Foundation's motto,
'How little we know, how eager to learn,' exemplifies our support for
open-minded inquiry and our hope for advancing human progress through
breakthrough discoveries."
Sir John shares his secrets in several books:
"Sir John Templeton believes that his financial accomplishments are directly
related to his strong convictions. Now he shares the secrets of his phenomenal
success in 21 principles that provide readers with solid guidelines for
prosperity and happiness. Templeton maintains that the common denominator
connecting successful people with successful enterprises is a devotion to
ethical and spiritual principles."
I suppose much depends on how you define the word 'successful'.
Chris Bruce,
Kiel, Germany
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