Reflection and conversation regarding what it means to live life well.

After considering the readings, write a four-page double-spaced essay that addresses some aspects of the following questions:

1. Does a philosophical search for wisdom enhance life?

2. Does it needlessly cause worry and distress? 
3. What role should/should not external pressures (contemporary versions of clan, village, career) and national organizing myths play in an individual’s development of an individual narrative and, perhaps more importantly, search for wisdom and meaning?