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Zadie Smith on Self-Actualization and the Pursuit of Happiness
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Delores Williams on the Danger of Glorified Suffering
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Christian Wiman on Compassion and Suffering
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Al-Ghazali on Trusting God's Benevolence
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Charles Taylor on Living Uniquely You
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Socrates on Responsibility to the City
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John Stuart Mill on Utilitarianism & Pleasure
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Oscar Wilde on Sorrow
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Ancient Voices in Modern Life
Every spring at Yale, we engage a number of guest practitioners whose lives have been shaped by a particular cultural, religious, or philosophical tradition.