Amanda LaiinThe Good Life: Spring 2024Week 15: The Burnout SocietyByung-Chul Han’s writings, especially the sections on “Vita Activa” and “The Burnout Society” are bleak descriptions of how modern-day…Apr 242Apr 242
Amanda LaiinThe Good Life: Spring 2024Week 11: Love as an Action and Not a FeelingOn page 13 of Bell Hooks’ writing, she states, "we are often taught we have no control over our “feelings”. Yet most of us…accept that our…Mar 284Mar 284
Amanda LaiinThe Good Life: Spring 2024Week 10: Thich Nhat Hahn and My DogRecently I’ve come to the sudden realization that my dog, Jasper is 13 years old and that he’s not going to be by my side forever. Jasper…Mar 201Mar 201
Amanda LaiinThe Good Life: Spring 2024Week 9 Blog: Self-Reliance and EmersonEmerson ends his chapter on self-reliance by stating, “Nothing can bring you peace but yourself” (pg. 226). This week’s discussion of…Mar 7Mar 7
Amanda LaiinThe Good Life: Spring 2024Week 8 Blog: Victor FranklIn Victor Frankl’s book, “Man’s Search for Meaning”, He introduces Logotherapy, which is a school of psychology based on the belief that…Mar 21Mar 21
Amanda LaiinThe Good Life: Spring 2024Week 6: Macdonald and SymmondsAccording to the text written by Sarah MacDonald and Nicole Symmonds, they state that “…riots, when practiced as a tactic of resistance to…Feb 15Feb 15
Amanda LaiinThe Good Life: Spring 2024Week 5: Alasdair MacIntyreIn MacIntyre’s book, “After Virtue”, one particular quote caught my eye. He states, “We live out our lives, both individually and in our…Feb 81Feb 81
Amanda LaiinThe Good Life: Spring 2024Week 4: Xunzi and Being Chinese-AmericanThis week’s topics resounded with me because my family and I are first-generation immigrants. I was born in Dinghai, which is one of the…Feb 1Feb 1
Amanda LaiinThe Good Life: Spring 2024Week 3 Blog: Aristotle and Vincent Van GoghAristotle’s pursuit of eudaimonia in his book, “Nicomachean Ethics”, revolves around the idea of achieving a fulfilled and flourishing life…Jan 251Jan 251
Amanda LaiinThe Good Life: Spring 2024Week 2: Harmut Rosa and Casper David Friedrich“Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog” is a famous painting by the German Romantic artist Casper David Friedrich. The painting depicts a traveler…Jan 181Jan 181
