The question of the meaning of life elicits deep-seated disagreements. What I want to suggest is that these disagreements are driven by three temperamental polarities. These define our attitudes to three questions. The first is Where does meaning come from? Does it require a transcendent source? The second […]
By the lights of Christianity and Islam, the meaning of life is fairly straightforward. We’re here to worship God, to obey him, and to seek forgiveness for our sins. If we do that successfully, we can hope to receive an eternity of bliss in heaven. If we don’t, […]
Excellence Reporter: C. JoyBell, what is the meaning of life? C. JoyBell C.: Thank you for inviting me to answer this question, it is an honour. When you asked, “What is the meaning of life?” the first thought that came to mind, was, I wonder what his definition […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Batthyány, what is the meaning of life? Alexander Batthyány: According to Viktor Frankl’s logotherapy—the one pioneering psychological school which single-handedly put meaning on the landscape of psychology and psychotherapy—life is meaningful – not so much because there is one single Meaning of Life, but rather because […]
Excellence Reporter: Professor Fuller, what is the meaning of life? Steve Fuller: That a life might have a meaning is a privilege of the human condition, but one that is exercised by those who wish to identify with us after we are dead. ~Steve Fuller, philosopher-sociologist in the […]
Excellence Reporter: Richard, what is the meaning of life? Richard Smoley: It’s a funny question. Meaning, in its conventional sense, relates two things to each other — usually a word and an object. There is the word dog and the animal we call a dog. The second is […]
Excellence Reporter: Prof. Needleman, what is the meaning of life? Jacob Needleman: The dramatic effects of the accelerating advance of technology, for all the material promise they offer the world (along with the dangers, of course) are but the most recent wave in a civilization that, without recognizing […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Chapple, what is the meaning of life? Christopher Key Chapple: Life must not be outsourced. Life must be claimed. Yoga provides tools to cultivate human agency through awareness and action. Yoga begins with breath intimacy, a fourfold process. The inhale breath draws energy from the […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Wallace, what is the meaning of life? B. Alan Wallace: Issues of meaning, values, and ethics are considered by many to be subjective in nature, determined simply by one’s preferences, in contrast to the objective truths revealed by scientific inquiry. I find this split between […]
Excellence Reporter: Prof. Craig, what is the meaning of life? William Lane Craig: “To glorify God and to enjoy Him forever.” *** ~William Lane Craig is Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology and Professor of Philosophy at Houston Baptist University.www.reasonablefaith.org Copyright © 2015 Excellence Reporter
Excellence Reporter: David, what is the meaning of life? David Brazier: Life is a search for purity of heart, though, in fact, it is not found by searching for it. Everybody has at least a touch of it now and again. That is something to celebrate. But even […]
Excellence Reporter: Prof. Singer, what is the meaning of life? Peter Singer: “You can give your life meaning by doing the most good you can.” *** ~Peter Singer, author, professor of bioethics, Princeton University. He was voted one of Australia’s ten most influential public intellectuals in 2006.www.princeton.edu/~psinger Copyright © […]
Excellence Reporter: Prof. Vassallo, what is the meaning of life? Nicla Vassallo: If there is a meaning of life, I trace it back to friendships and love. It means to share my life, with good ethics and epistemic values, together with other noble persons. A thoroughly? lonely/isolated/independent life, without Platonic […]
What is the meaning of life? I don’t think life has any one meaning — nor do I think that the meanings of life are “out there” to be discovered, like a hitherto unknown galaxy, or some new species of beetle (let’s say). Instead, I think we create […]
Excellence Reporter: Sandeep, what is the meaning of life? Sandeep Gautam: When asked about the meaning of life my first response is to be smart alecky and reply ’42’, but I don’t want the readers to be left with the impression that life is meaningless or arbitrary. I adhere […]
What is the meaning of life? I’ve never been able to attach much meaning to the phrase “the meaning of life.” I prefer the word “mattering” to “meaning,” because I think the notion of mattering is grounded in a basic psychological truth, which is this: we each of […]
The meaning of life is to love. There is no greater purpose, no greater meaning. Everything and anything. It doesn’t have to be solely people, it can range from a pet to something abstract and imaginary. Even if you don’t love life itself, through loving things/beings in your […]
