Philosophy Roundtable: How to live the 'Good Life'?

Please join us this Sunday as we discuss how to live the good life. Ilya will be leading this session.

We will meet at the Queensberry Hotel, 593 Swanston Street, Carlton (100m north of previous location) at 2pm for a 2:15pm start sharp.
We kindly ask attendees to pay $5 to attend to help with MeetUp costs & venue costs. This is not mandatory, but if you are a regular member it would be appreciated. Any extra moneys will go towards buying food and drinks for the table. The venue also expects us to spend money as a group, so grateful if everyone could buy a drink from the venue.

There is no pre-requisite preparation necessary, nor a philosophical background, all that is required is a curious mind. These discussions are both a Socrates Cafe style discussion and lively metaphysical dojo, in the spirit of learning and friendly debate, so please feel free to challenge assumptions and be prepared to have your own assumptions challenged.
Find below some questions to consider, however these are free-ranging events and the below serve as a springboard for the discussion:

Happiness: a trap?

1. Is being happy the same thing as having a Good Life?
2. If you could be plugged into a "happiness machine" that gave you
nothing but blissful experiences, would you do it?
3. Is happiness the right goal, or a side effect of living well?
4. Can a Good Life include significant amounts of suffering, if that
suffering is meaningful?

Meaning and purpose

5. Can a life be good if it is lived pursuing whatever we want in the
moment, without a long-term goal or overarching personal narrative?
6. What makes a given pursuit ‘purposeful’?
7. Does the fact that we die make life more or less meaningful?
8. Is the meaning of life to give life meaning?

Being authentic and agentic

9. How much of our life and identity is a performance for others and
society? Does this inhibit living the Good Life?
10. Is it important to feel in control of our lives and exercising a high
degree of personal agency, rather than following some kind of social
script?
11. Would you feel most fulfilled if you were able to live in a way that is
‘true to yourself’ (without high regard for the expectations of others)?

Keepin’ busy

12. Should a Good Life be easy?
13. Could pure leisure (no work, no struggle) comprise a Good Life?
14. Does "meaningful" activity have to be productive, or can hobbies and
pursuing individual interests be at the centre of a Good Life?
15. Are some kinds of leisure inherently more conducive to the Good Life
than others (eg. watching Netflix vs reading Dostoevsky)

What about other people?

16. Are certain kinds of relationships a mandatory ingredient for a Good
Life?
17. Does having children provide a path to fulfilment and meaning?
18. Does performing some kind of sacrifice (time, effort, money etc.) for
the benefit of the community or future generations help us feel that
we are living the Good Life?

Hope to see you there!