Meaning of life

"The unexamined life is not worth living", quoted Socrates. It appears that, following his brilliant logic, the key to "living philosophically" is exactly how one interprets and scrutinizes their own life in a philosophical context. As with the nature of philosophy itself, living philosophically is also ambiguous, and it could very well be that one lives "philosophically" even if they do not necessarily realize it. Take, for instance, a person who questions why humans and all life forms must die;

In the book What’s It All About? by Julian Baggini discusses philosophy and the meaning of life. This reading was able to bring different perspectives on ideas of the meaning of life that I have thought about before. I was also able to learn about these concerns about life 's meaning or meaninglessness in a philosophical standpoint. Some of the chapters that I found interesting included the chapters titled looking for the blueprint, here to help, and becoming a contender. In the chapter looking

education that one may discover the constant yearning of oneself and the purpose and meaning of their life. A faith based education mixed with a person’s spirituality can take an individual through a journey of faith and knowledge to a destination of self-actualization. A catholic education guides us to walk with Christ and develop love, hope and joy for God, which then assists an individual through challenges in their life. An Islamic education enables their followers to succeed in a constantly changing

“taxation without representation”. “For them it is the dream of living a simple, happy and fulfilling life and the most important features being faith and equality. ‘The American Dream’ also is about liberty and America being the country of unlimited opportunities.” (Source: http://america.day-dreamer.de/dream.htm) For some people the American Dream can be living a simple, happy and fulfilling life. For them the most important features to have is faith and equality. The American Dream can, and is

past half century. Even though something holds values that modern societies deem wrong and unforgivable doesn’t mean it is not a great piece of art. B. Joseph Conrad frequently used paired diction to create complex description and thematic meaning to his work. One example of this pairing can seem

Suddenly, he was able to meet his best friend Jenny, who later became his wife, helped him to be happy in life, but Jenny didn’t have a sweet childhood either as she was abused by her Father. Later in life Forrest decides to join the army to fight against Vietnam where he met a new friend called Bubba, who can’t stop talking about shrimp as he wants to own a business about it. Throughout Forrest’s life he achieved many medals, inspired

“The Persistence of Memory “ by Salvador Dali” says that Salvador Dali in the painting aimed to emphasize the experience of passing away. Salvador Dali meant to express the limited, and unstoppable time that is the inseparable elements of a human’s life in the terms of the birth, and the death. (Daniel Ruben). I want to distinguish one major difference between the watches to make this statement clear. Three of the watches look like they are in action, running, working. Daniel Ruben says that the watches

The Metamorphosis and Zaabalawai: An Exploration into the Meaning of Life What is the meaning of life? Many philosophers and religions have attempted to answer the question of what, if anything, gives an individual a purpose. Nevertheless, contrasting metaphysical interpretations have created a perpetual discussion on the ontology of an individual. Consider western monotheistic ideology, existentialism and nihilism. Western monotheistic ideology outlines the purpose of existence as living to the

back and forth in my imagination about how the life of a citizen Kane was transformed from turbulence into dominion and strength. Sometimes an early sign might give some signals to a change that may occur in the near future and one of the signs that happened when Kane was a child lives with his mother but suddenly for a reason his life starts to change when he left his mother and became one of the political symbols of his state. In addition, the life of Kane has passed into family problems after

When prisoners view the despair all around them, they find it hard to see meaning behind all the suffering. Life is no longer worth living, so many prisoners see suicide as the only option to escape the pain. As a psychiatrist who was sent to Auschwitz, a concentration camp notorious for its crematoriums, Viktor Frankl has a special perspective on the loss of the will to live that those imprisoned exhibit. In his own words, “Life in a concentration camp tore open the human soul and exposed its depths”(Frankl