Meaning

The meaning of life is happiness. Why is it? It is because happiness is something that every single human being always wants in life. For the majority of people, happiness is the journey and the final goal to archive. The desire to seek happiness is almost automatically formed into our brains since we were born until we die. In other words, happiness is for us as same as the goal of every moment of our existence. Happiness includes not only our own personal happiness, but also the happiness of…

For some, life without meaning is equivalent to death. Does this mean that if life has no true meaning, why bother living if the end result is dying? The meaning of life is discussed in both Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, and The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker. Both books illustrate how enduring suffering, letting go of objects and accepting death allows and motivates humans to feel meaningful. Man’s Search for Meaning includes Viktor’s real life experiences from concentration…

One’s meaning in life is essential because it declares that they have a purpose on Earth. People must have the feeling that their lives are as important to others as they are to themselves. “The pursuit of meaning, which some scholars believe is the primary motivational force in life” (Frankl 1963). Individuals who search for their true meaning in life have a greater determination for success and ambition to reach their goals. In addition, religion is another factor that helps people find…

What is the meaning of life, - a philosophical and spiritual problem that is relevant to the determination of the ultimate goal of existence, the purpose of mankind, the human species, is one of the basic philosophical concepts, which has great significance for the development of spiritual and moral character of the person. The question of the meaning of life can also be understood as a subjective evaluation of your life path and understanding of human content and direction of his life, his…

South Park and the Transformation of Meaning, by explaining a few main points of the article. The first main point of the article summarized is linguistic transformation and false neutrality which goes into detail on how words like fag or obscene can have multiple meanings. The second main point discussed is the language used in the show and why some believe it is for shock value alone while others believe that it is used for a different more complex meaning. The final topic I will be…

In Man’s Search for Meaning Viktor Frankl a psychiatrist through his experiences in concentration camps under Hitler’s regime discovers his answer to the basic question that makes us human. Philosophers have long debated the purpose of life and have produced answers ranging from orthodox religion, the meaning of life is given to everyone by God, to nihilism, there is no meaning to life. Despite the atrocities of concentration camps, Frankl determines his purpose and meaning of life through…

how serious the situation was. He then put all his effort in controlling this outbreak as best he could. He doesn’t believe there is a purpose to the plague, as Paneloux suggests (Camus, 1991, P. 94). Rieux also doesn’t believe in searching for the meaning of life (Camus, 1991, P. 126) which makes him an absurdist. Rieux displayed the essential existential characteristics as revealed by Sisyphus. Sisyphus has been ordered by the gods to continuously roll a rock to the top of a mountain (Camus,…

Have you ever wondered about life? What is the true meaning of living and what lies beyond in the afterlife. As such, we sometimes wonder about these absurd things which are in fact part of our everyday life. The question “Is there any meaning to life” have been an occurring central topic in which Albert Camus have been trying to get to the readers about. In the novel The Stranger by Albert Camus, Meursault the main character, doesn’t fit in with the rest of the people as he doesn’t experience…

throughout their childhood; while remains strongly believe that if a story inspires and encourage its audience, it is a fairy tale. In “ Struggle for Meanings” written by Bruno Bettelheim, Bettelheim celebrates the fact that fairy tales help children find their meanings of life psychologically. Bettelheim is surely right that fairy tales could tell meanings of life to children in their childhood, but Bettelheim rests upon the questionable assumption that whether fairy tales can inspires and help…

What is the meaning of life? Since “42” isn 't the correct answer, some deeper thinking is needed to find out exactly why we are here on this planet and what we’re supposed to do. Thomas Nagel attempts to answer this question in his many musings. He argues that because humans are finite they cannot make a significant impact on the universe. That in the far future, no one will care the slightest bit about our small lives. Therefore we have made no impact on the universe. Because of this our…