The document discusses concepts from Greek, Latin, and a quote from Hamlet. It then lists characteristics of a pluralistic, non-voluntaristic, and non-Platonic view of telos or purpose. Next, it provides three criteria for a life to have enough meaning: engaging in activities for their own sake, contributing to something outside oneself, and having intentional structure. It concludes by posing the question "What kinds of lives are meaningful?".

1. James C. Klagge
Department of Philosophy
Virginia Tech

3. Greek: Telos
“purpose”

7. Latin: Nihil
“nothing”

8. Hamlet:
“…thinking makes it so.”

9. 1)1) PluralisticPluralistic
2)2) Non-VoluntaristicNon-Voluntaristic
3)3) Non-PlatonicNon-Platonic

13. 1)1) Enough activities engaged in forEnough activities engaged in for
their own sake.their own sake.
2)2) Enough contribution to somethingEnough contribution to something
outside itself.outside itself.
3)3) Enough intentional structure.Enough intentional structure.

14. Wow!

16. -Jackie Robinson’s tombstone

19. Methusaleh
969 years

22. ““What kinds of lives areWhat kinds of lives are
meaningful?”meaningful?”