Philosophy- Core- Meaning of Life
- Created by: Maria Rumbol
- Created on: 30-03-13 16:54
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- The Meaning of Life
- Nihilism
- nihil- 'nothing'
- rejects the ideas of moral values and religious as well as the idea that there is any ultimate purpose or meaning to life
- Life is meaningless and without purpose
- views scientific truth as the only truth
- we are products of random variation and natural selection
- nihil- 'nothing'
- Nietzsche
- Nihilism
- nihil- 'nothing'
- rejects the ideas of moral values and religious as well as the idea that there is any ultimate purpose or meaning to life
- Life is meaningless and without purpose
- views scientific truth as the only truth
- we are products of random variation and natural selection
- nihil- 'nothing'
- recognised feelings and personal values- encouraged people to create their own purposes
- Our goal in life is power- we want to be happy and express our abilities and potential
- we have meaning to life by achieving our goals
- but there is no overall purpose
- we have meaning to life by achieving our goals
- Our goal in life is power- we want to be happy and express our abilities and potential
- The only meaning to life is the one we give it
- Moral facts are simply opinions and interpretations
- if something has value to us it is improtant to achieve it
- We do not need God or society to give our lives meaning
- we have intrinsic value
- Believed the vast majority of people are weak and need guidance, e.g. religion
- 'Bad traits' help us to develop
- We learn from religion, i.e christianity, to bring down the strong and that life is worthless
- Nihilism
- Absurdism
- Kierkegaard
- 3 modes of existence
- 1) Aesthetic- most people dedicate themselves to seeking pleasure
- 2) Ethical-accepts there is something greater and dedicates themselves to it and moral obligations
- 3) Religion- Personal relationship with God. Faith is your dedication to something great and universal which may not be real. 'Leap of faith'
- 3 modes of existence
- There is no objective meaning to life but humans 'require' one
- We live in a nihilistic world. There is no meaining or value but we are rational and want to give reasons when realistically there are none. Therefore, life is absurd for us
- Camus
- We are here without reason or purpose in the blank, indifferent 'silence of the universe', but are programmed to look for it
- We try to justify our actions but there is no justification
- We are aware that we are meaningless creatures and the absurdity of our existence
- We have a 3 choices
- 1) suicide- does not solve the problem
- 2) Leap of faith- 'philosophical suicide' since God is a lie. Faith annihilates reason
- 3) Acceptance of life's absurdity- embrace our condition is the only option.if we realise the world is devoid of absolutes we become truly free to create our own meaning and purpose
- Myth of Sisyphus- his task gives him meaining and dignity even though his life has no purpose
- Kierkegaard
- Pre-Modernity
- Each human is part of something greater- a system ordained by God
- God & his Angels> . Monarch> Church> Humans> Animals
- We have an objective God given meaning
- We are creatures created by God for a reason which gives us a sense of purpose
- Islam- to serve Allah, and life is a test
- Christianity- to love God and find redemption through Jesus
- Buddhism- to release ourselves from craving and the constant cycle of rebirth we experience to reach nirvana
- For the followers of these religions, these meanings apply to us all
- Based on fulfilling your status- your purpose is to act as requires to in your position within the social hierarchy where God created us
- We are creatures created by God for a reason which gives us a sense of purpose
- Each human is part of something greater- a system ordained by God
- Nihilism
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