06/23/2026
Endings and Renewal
A reflection on terminal teleology, explaining how goals can organize present practice without monopolizing the meaning of life.
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A reflection on terminal teleology, explaining how goals can organize present practice without monopolizing the meaning of life.
Using Hartmut Rosa's theory of resonance to explore how people can hear the world again after habits of possession, extraction, and control.
Using Dewey's idea of complete experience to ask which everyday activities can carry a felt sense of life, aesthetic value, and a real sense of completion.
Using Merleau-Ponty's view of the body to explore how people can move from performance-based self-inspection back into the concrete world.
Why purposeless rest has become so difficult in a culture of self-optimization, performance-driven growth, and internalized discipline.