Existentialism
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Philosophers and the Meaning of Life
Mohit Mookim
13 June 2018
What's the meaning of life?
There have been moments in philosophy that placed a deal of emphasis on questions like this. We can think of French existentialists like Sartre and Camus that seem to be very sensitive to concerns about the futility of existence.
目前，英语世界的学院派哲学家并不倾向于认真对待这个问题。At least this is what Professor of Philosophy Kieran Setiya argues in thisAeonarticle.
Many philosophers nowadays think of the question as confused or misguided. Or they try to explain what individuals can do to make their lives meaningful. But that does not, for Setiya, offer the same existential solace as explaining what makeslife itselfvaluable.
为什么这个问题被当代西方哲学家忽视了，我们如何才能在这个巨大的寻找答案的努力中取得进展?
Check out Professor Setiya's article:https://aeon.co/ideas/philosophers-should-be-keener-to-talk-about-the-meaning-of-life
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Harold G. Neuman
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 -- 2:26 PM
I hope I am able to navigateI hope I am able to navigate the CAPTCHA test for this one. It gets more difficult with the passing of time. I am not a robot, though I understand there are many. So, we'll see. The meaning of life has puzzled philosophers. And ordinary people. Whether or not life is meaningful is not so hard, as I have illustrated before this post. But, here it is, more succinctly put than in my previous ruminations, and reduced to something more quintessential than meaning, this being happiness. Now, you can ruminate all you wish, but here it is:
幸福是知道自己是谁;你在哪里;还有，该怎么做。我的哲学兄弟们，这与意义是等价的，无论你选择用什么标准来衡量。检查一下，然后回去，不收200美元…
MJA
Saturday, June 23, 2018 -- 8:45 PM
The meaning of life is toThe meaning of life is to live. =