Philosphical Article Excerpt; educational, documentary

Marisa Davison

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Description

I choose this excerpt to display my abilities to use vocal nuances to convey meaning, and clarity of annunciation and diction, all of which are essential for this genre. I enjoyed bringing the ideas and tone of the article to life with tone, dynamics and intent.

Language

English

Voice Age

Middle Aged (35-54)

Transcript

Note: Transcripts are generated using speech recognition software and may contain errors.
The question of meaning, philosophers answers to this question are numerous and varied and practical to different degrees. The 19th century philosopher Frederick Niha, for example, said the question itself was meaningless because in the midst of living, we are in no position to discern whether our lives matter and stepping outside of the process of existence to answer is impossible. Those who do think meaning can be discerned, however, fall into four groups according to Claudius Metz writing in the Stanford Dictionary of Philosophy, some are God centered and believe only a deity can provide purpose, others ascribe to a soul centered view, thinking something of us must continue beyond our lives in essence, after physical existence, which gives life meaning. Then there are two camps of naturalists seeking meaning in a purely physical world as known by science who fall into subjectivism and objectivist categories.