However, the developments have several cons that have resulted in the deterioration of the world about the environment, the state of the society, relationships, and human interactions.
My values reveal the kind of person I am and the kindness and respect with which I treat individuals reflects my upbringing.
Human beings do not like death, but it gives a sense of awareness that the end is the same; what matters is how one spends their life Death is a powerful force, and it may [...]
We need to understand what the best things in life are. We need to pay for what was quite naturally free: the sight of nature.
In other words, the drama of this character is implied into her burden of family life, where she is in despair for undergoing through the reality of having children and a husband. She feared life [...]
In my opinion, responsibility is making decisions that are mutually beneficial to me and the people that I interact with in everyday activities.
In many religions across the world, people belief in life after death and also being born again in the world after an individual. Life after death is the belief in the continuation of life after [...]
Kant says that homosexuality is not merely an inclination, which a human feels towards another, but it is the preference for another person's sexuality.
Despite the differences between the definition of right and wrong in various cultures, times, and among individuals, I consider that the main "wrong" is to harm other human beings, and "right" is to benefit and [...]
The expression "existence precedes essence" is attributed to the philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. According to Sartre, the existence of something gets known before it is defined.
In this paper, I shall narrate one of the significant changes in my life so as to highlight the fact that our perception of the change does at times determine whether the experience will be [...]
The spiritual world for people means the immortality of their souls, which is in general highly important from the point of view of religion and philosophy.
The research conducted in the different countries during which people were asked how satisfied they were with their lives clearly indicated the existence of a non-linear relationship between the amount of money and the size [...]
The omission is just when one does not say anything in preference to lying; this modifies history as it did in the omission of Lilith from the book of Genesis.
The goal of this essay is to seek enlightenment that Life is a sea of misery, and sorrow gives sense to life. There is a grand addition to the meaning of life.
Sadly, the news of her husband's death was only a rumor, and when she saw him alive, standing at the entrance of the house, she died of shock.
The author maintains that the continents of America and Europe are the epicenters of Critical Regionalism fissures. However, the author argues that even though this regionalism approach is liberating because of its freedom of expression, [...]
As noted by the author, Socrates depicted the human body as the part or an instrument of the soul, admitting at the same time that the corporal health depended directly on the wellness of the [...]
Among the seekers of the sense of life was the American metaphysician Robert Taylor, whose essay "The Meaning of Life" addresses the title issue in a thought-provoking way that involves a negative proof: in his [...]
A person did not choose to be born, she or he was introduced to the absurdism and chaos of the world. Thus, a person is left alone, and she or he is the only one [...]
It may be supposed that justice and honesty as the one unqualifiedly moral virtue, could fulfill the role of the fundamental virtue as it can also be noticed in the case of righteousness, the general [...]
In particular, the modern generation attaches so much importance to money in the sense that success and money are presumed to be one and the same thing.
In this essay, I shall define the success strategies that I have discovered and which I intend to use in the coming years to achieve success.
The same idea is shown in the work of Kafka, as Samsa with a substituted body becomes unneeded to his family members and other people.
As a way of giving a brief preview into the dynamics of love as argued by this philosopher, it is worth mentioning that Nozick views romantic love as encompassing the ability to give up one's [...]
Logic frowns upon superstition, but superstition has a stronghold in the society, as indicated by the pervasive presence of horoscopes in magazines and dailies.
For me, the most exciting thing to think of is the relationship between people and the world in which they live.
The problem of searching for the meaning of life has always been the central topic for the vast majority of people.
The conceptual relationship between the stories of Broyard and Toews should not be limited to the meaning of life but expanded to the feeling of inevitability that is depicted in different ways, the intentions to [...]
Even though knowledge is often forced upon people, especially children, and due to the deficiency of the human mind, knowledge is biased.
In the short essay "Meaning in Life", Susan Wolf discusses subjective and objective dimensions of meaning, and how these dimensions contribute to a person's life being either meaningful or meaningless.
He knows that his rejection is not about qualification and neither is it a result of the alleged phone he does not have but has more to do with his social status.
People gain vital abilities that prepare them for a variety of jobs through the study of philosophy. Only philosophy makes a distinctive contribution to the growth of expressive and communication abilities.
It is not individual achievements but rather the feeling of having contributed to a general human goal and becoming a better person that grants life meaning.
If everything is in order with the legal side and the only question is a moral choice, I would do everything to save the child.
The knowledge itself that those assumptions exist and vary allows people to perceive their own biases and question whether or not these biases influence their judgment.
Taylor emphasizes that the difficulty of the task and the amount of time needed to accomplish it are not relevant to the concept of meaninglessness. Therefore, it can be concluded that Taylor is the proponent [...]
The teachings of the old and the wise seemed buried in the annals of yesteryears. This is courage in the truest sense of the word because it leads to many other virtues.
Since overcoming the adverse effects of such a phenomenon is beyond the capacity of human beings, the presence of horrendous evil signifies the inconsistency of optimism as a viable, sustainable posture in life and demands [...]
For Camus, the clear answer to the questions regarding life's meaning is embracing the absurdity of the world and finding freedom in it.
Singer, the philosopher, and author of the article makes it clear that the extension of the basic principle of equality from one group to another does not imply that both groups are to be treated [...]
The first reason why people can choose to be happy is that even in sad circumstances, they can remember positive experiences and improve their mood. Despite the circumstances, it is possible to remain happy when [...]
I believe that it is the moral and social obligation of the government to work towards decreasing the income inequality that exists between the rich and the poor in society.
In a game of chess the player has to be careful in moving his pieces, you should try and think of the implications of your moves, your opponents' strategies and how to counter them.
The questions related to searching for the sense of life and exploring the nature of existence are regarded as the ones that all human beings were looking the answers for since the beginning of the [...]
It is very important to know and to apply a philosophical life in our lives in order to have a divine life and the better understanding of what life really is.
I admitted it was impossible to complete the coursework before the deadline, but I persisted and worked through the night to complete the assignment.
Although the idea of searching for the meaning of life does not seem original enough, the difference between the common meaning of life and the essence of life for each and every individual is worth [...]
Therefore, the person will have something to eat, and this means that he had knowledge that helped him to get food.
In 1986, Szamosi delved into the subject again this time round detailing how the perceptions of space and time developed from earlier attempts of primitive life forms to understand their world to become the modern [...]
Trying to answer the question 'what is the meaning of life?' has been one of the hardest tasks for humanity. One readily gets attempted to ask the question, 'is life meant to have a bitter [...]
The central claim made by Epicurus in his work is that happiness is the only pleasure in life, which is mainly connected with the avoidance of both mental and physical pain.
The protagonist travels to the Himalayas mountains, where he meets a sage he believes has answers to the meaning of life.
Nonetheless, the previously mentioned examples should be used to remind us that money alone is not a guarantee of happiness, satisfaction with life, and good health.
The myth about Sisyphus is known as the symbol of the meaninglessness of human toil. He rolls the stone to the top of the hill and the stone then immediately backs down and Sisyphus has [...]
Importantly, Augustine on the free choice of the will indicated that the mind cannot be forced to be a slave to lust.
All in all, the mention of the term 'beach' invokes images of serenity and exquisite joy in the minds of people.
In the closing part of the article, the researcher concludes that absent of self-defense should be compensated by the introduction of the legal conventions justifying killing in war.
Perhaps one of the first events which marked the beginning of this change was the publishing of the Kinsey Reports in 1948 and 1953.
One of these means, and the only one that Freud seems to feel provides any sense of satisfaction as to why happiness cannot be obtained, is found in the realm of religion.
Although realism contributed in the understanding of the concepts and environment through provision of an ideal approach, it also left out in art the hope and love in their work.
I used to resort to this type of reflection at the beginning of my practice in the substance misuse center. In that situation, I played the role of the supervisor and had to do my [...]
This is important to reveal as it is the key point of the philosopher's view on life. This is significant for the whole book as for Frankl, personal freedom is the individual's own choice of [...]
In the quest to understand patterns, reason can be regarded as the capacity to mentally work out and solve a problem or understand things that are not easily discernible.
1 In the context of this essay, we present the concept of self-cultivation as the process of a human being acquiring new knowledge and using the same to inform his/her actions.
The doctrine of determinism explains that all events and person's deeds are regulated by the external agents and not the people's will.
Chesterton, in his work The Fallacy of Success, also cogitates about this very issue, underlining the fact of uselessness of these books and outlining his own ideas connected with the issue of success.
A good life and what constitutes it is an omnipresent ideal always bringing into the focus a key question what is the meaning of life.
He shows that the truth is the primary value in people's lives, and wrongful people do not have the right to live.
In this way, the author wants to show that the source of meaning lies within the individual perception of a person.
Comprehensive theories of personality should aspire to include both a specification of human nature and an account of the major ways in which individuals differ.
It goes without saying, of course, that the fact that I adhere to the provisions of the Darwinian theory of evolution naturally makes me an atheist, as I am being in a position to define [...]
Inner peace is achieved when there is no conflict within the three most important aspects of a person, that is the body, mind, and soul. Peace is the absence of conflict or violence, within a [...]
However, it can be interesting to understand why the rest of the people are so afraid of death. People are afraid of the unknown.
Deriving from the above distinction, leisure is the time at one's disposal to perform the non-routine activities and is usually rooted in the mind.
It could be claimed that the philosophy of Cynicism emphasizes living simply and self-sufficiently but may overlook the benefits of material possessions and community, risking isolation and missing out on social interaction.
Their discussion sheds light on the differences between the medical and sociological models of disability, as well as the minority status of people with disabilities.
Furthermore, Aristotle believed that moral virtue is the primary means to happiness and the most important of all things that are really good for people.
From this perspective, the meaning of life is life itself and the ability to enjoy numerous benefits available to a person.
Further, the concern is found in the fact that there are some major drawbacks of anger, including the tendency to cling to another's anger, refuting attempts to reconcile, apologize, or restitute, and the tendency to [...]
People are not meant to live alone, a factor that is evident in our family orientation and capacity to seek out others that exhibit similar traits.
When thinking about this idea, it is difficult to take any specific point of view about it because the meaning of life primarily lies in the process of a lifetime; making any goal the meaning [...]
In the Myth of Sisyphus, Camus summarizes the concept of the absurd and the realization of its existence as the encounter with the reality that the world is irrational.
Having the ability to act and think as we like is regarded as free will. However, the claim is made regarding the moral vision of the creator, meaning we have the divine capacity to examine [...]
Overall, the podcast is immensely inspiring since it is dedicated to being human, problems people face in the modern mad world, and ways to avoid them.
The concept of well-being was explored by Ryff and Singer in terms of the theory of human flourishing. They described the activities and the state of well-being they experienced.
Thoreau discovers that his life is in a default status and decides to take the risk of preceding all his material and wealth needs.
The one that is filled with experiences that help to grow as a person, to fall in love, to share love, and to value love.
This claim implies that if the life of a person is beneficial, then this life is worthy. This argument is reasonable because it introduces the explanations of different options and the analysis of the consequences.
He does not understand why they need to know the mattering of something later if mattering in the present moment is enough.
The lack of pain in the body and lack of disturbances in the soul, which Epicurus calls tranquility of mind, is the ultimate happiness and solution to human frustrations.
Therefore, it would be reasonable to suggest that Locke would have also viewed the transportation of an individual's soul from one body to another a rebirth.
Socrates taught that a life that is governed by the rules and dictations of others, oblivious of the need for self-examination and evaluation is not worth living.
However, such an understanding can be questioned due to the invention of life support devices and the development of the death of the brain concept.
This explains why different philosophers have presented critical ideas in order to address this question of morality. The author explains why Immanuel Kant presents some of the best ideas towards human ethics and moral principles.
It can also be referred to as the dichotomy of control, which states that what happens to a person is never in their complete control, unlike their actions and thoughts, which are.
It is in the balance, according to Aristotle, that the completeness of the human personality lies, and only through balance can a person find true self-satisfaction.
In general, Barthelme's story explains the meaning of life through death. Barthelme's description is therefore unique, although it could as well be understood that his view on the meaning of life ends with death.
Conceptualism is a trend in art that refers to the intellectual comprehension of a work, which makes it related to philosophy.
This paper explores how the combination of the moral theory of consequentialism and the political theory of liberalism can help an individual in making tough decisions that involve professional and business ethics.
The second assumption is based on the idea that we cannot deliberately identify a moral expert because of confusion in the literature that regards to the definition of moral experts.
The value of statistical life is therefore established to calculate various risk factors influencing the quality and expectancy of human life.
Plato sees personality development as a way to happiness; judging by his Myth of the Cave where he reveals the pursuit of knowledge, seeking wisdom, and having a passion for truth as the forms of [...]
The sun represents the realm of knowledge illustrated by Plato's Allegory of the Cave. I think that an individual has the power to shape their ideas and perspective of knowledge.
The authors refer to the previous experimental studies which support the view that social influences critically undermine crowds' wisdom. The researchers state that people must integrate intelligent sense, embracing a set of metacognitive approaches which [...]
The truest happiness arrives through the task of a person's highest function: the utilization of the coherent rule of mind. The first one is "The universal run of individuals and the crudest," which identifies happiness [...]
And it turns out that instead of focusing on the positive, which are other things, a person focuses on "nothing", the problems and "gifts" that are bringing down the psyche and that increase the bad [...]
Overall, the quintessence of Frankl's argument regarding the mystery of God and human beings can be seen in his theory of logotherapy that shows people as living entities who find satisfaction in searching for the [...]
From the reading, 'The Well of Creativity in The Mystery of Everyday Life, it is true that special words such as interesting, inspiration, self-consciousness, dialogue, and enchantment are used to explain relationships between individuals within [...]
This is due to the compatibility that exists between freedom and the determination of one's actions. The advantage is that this may prevent a person from contemplating suicide.
Socrates explained the difference between true opinion and knowledge by saying that true opinion is something that we had tethered to us by force.
It was quite challenging for me to decide which things I appreciate the most since there are many adjacent and conflicting concepts but my list of values includes the following: Worthiness.
The philosopher believes that the Narrative criterion with self-consciousness, memory, and "a recognition of the importance of being intelligible to myself" is the part, which makes a person who he is.
Over the past thousand years, the human species has grown to become the undeniable masters of Earth with the ability to enact the greatest amount of change in the natural environment compared to any other [...]
More, it is a book of the hidden circumstances that follow the rising of the stars due to specific circumstances rather than the innate abilities or IQ.
It is from such controversial perspectives that some of the philosophers found it advisable to walk away from the concept of truth.
Any human being has the ability to think and as a result of this gift which is not in animals, he/she is able to reason, for example, a five-year-old girl who made her toy to [...]
The fertility of women is at its peak in the late teens and the early twenties, therefore in terms of reproduction; it is reasonable to suppose that Mary Evans is in her prime and will [...]
The man, now in a state of dilemma, does not know whether to blow the whistle and lose his job or just maintain a blind eye to his manager's unethical acts.
In effect, love, kin all its definitions, has the aspect of pleasure whereby the loving party senses happiness regarding the object of their love.
