Shows
The Philosophy of Living WellLive to Work or Work to Live?“Workists” are people who find most of their life’s meaning through their work. Critics have bemoaned the fact that workism is on the rise, encouraging us instead to find meaning in family relationships, or in helping to make the world a better place. Associate Professor Matthew Hammerton, a philosopher from the Singapore Management University, defends workism. He argues against common criticisms, saying that finding meaning primarily in your work will not necessarily lead you to live an unbalanced life, and is no more risky than finding more meaning in relationships or in other activities.
2025-12-1025 min
C B m E & UHappiness and Meaning: Can you have both? with Matthew HammertonSend us a textIn this episode, Dr. Matthew Hammerton (Singapore Management University) presents the ideas of happiness, well-being, and the meaningful life, to answer what it really means to live a good life. He discusses the difference between meaning in life, meaningful lives, and the meaning of life (we promise they are different!), and whether there is a point in our lives where time doesn't give us more meaning. More importantly, we discuss spiderman, Matthew turns the questions back on Sinead and James, and philosophers who don't wear pants. Remember people, be savvy!
2025-07-1446 min
Sero Boost: The Happiness Science Insights PodcastAssoc. Prof. Matthew Hammerton: Why Meaning Matters for True Happiness | Sero Boost #74In a world obsessed with quick fixes and temporary pleasures, what if true happiness is actually about something far more profound? This week on Sero Boost: The Happiness Science Insights Podcast, host Sabrina Oktavelia interviews psychology Assoc. Prof. Matthew Hammerton on what makes life worth living.
Having joined Singapore Management University in 2018, Assoc. Prof. Matthew Hammerton specializes in moral philosophy. His work covers a myriad of topics, including consequentialism, deontology, virtue ethics, meaning in life, and moral reasoning, that explores different categories of value that are important for living a good life and acting ethically. Currently, he...
2025-03-141h 04
Escuchando PeliculasTenías Que Ser Tú (2010) #Comedia #Romance #peliculas #audesc #podcastPaís
Estados Unidos
Dirección
Anand Tucker
Guion
Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont
Música
Randy Edelman
Fotografía
Newton Thomas Sigel
Reparto
Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, John Lithgow, Adam Scott, Kaitlin Olson, Peter O'Meara, Michael J. Reynolds, Martin Sherman, Annika Hammerton, Flaminia Cinque, John Burke, Brian Milligan
Sinopsis
Una joven enamorada (Amy Adams) va a Dublín para pedirle a su novio que se case con ella. Lo hará siguiendo una tradición irlandesa, según la cual solo un día cada cuatro años -el 29 de febrero- una mujer puede proponer matrimonio a su novio con la certeza de...
2023-01-161h 30