Meaningful Lives, Christine Vitrano

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. Vitrano regards Taylor’s and Wolf’s views as

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. Vitrano argues that Wolf is mistaken in thinking that people mostly agree about

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. Vitrano suggests that Wolf might say an activity is worthwhile only if a person takes it seriously. What is Vitrano’s response?

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. Vitrano argues that the notion of objective value

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. Without the idea of objective value, we could simply say that a life you find enjoyable is the same as a meaningful life. What is Vitrano’s objection to defining meaningful lives this way?

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. Vitrano thinks there are problems with both Taylor’s and Wolf’s accounts of meaningful lives.

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. Vitrano holds that most people agree on which activities are objectively valuable.

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. According to Vitrano, the problem with Wolf’s theory is that it relies on the notion of objective value, which is not explained.

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. Vitrano’s objection to Taylor’s theory is that it counts any happy life as meaningful.

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. Vitrano’s objection to Taylor’s theory is that Taylor incorrectly thinks that meaningfulness means more than contentment.

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