Philosophy of Life
Introduction to Philosophical Inquiry
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Philosophy of Life
Abstract: Four philosophies of life are surveyed: Socrates, Bertrand Russell, Leo Tolstoy, and Albert Camus.
One important question for many persons is the determination of a meaning for their lives.
We examine four different, but complementary, deeply considered views on the question of the meaning of a person's life.
Online Notes in this Section:
The Trial and Death of Socrates: Self-knowledge is necessary for a good life. If virtue is identified with knowledge, then virtue can be taught.
Russell on the Value of Philosophy: The philosophical mind has an awareness that goes beyond the daily round to an understanding of life and the world.
Tolstoy on Irrational Knowledge: To life humanly us to have faith which provides meaning and possibility to life.
Camus on the Meaning of Life: The nobility of revolting against the meaningless of life is achieved by imposing a meaning on what we do
- Meaning of Life. A survey of scientific, philosophical, theological, and spiritual explanations of what is significant in life from the Wikipedia
- Classic Tests in Ethics Links to philosophical works in ethics from Lawrence M. Hinman at the University of San Diego..
"Traditional scientific method has always been at the very best 20-20 hindsight. It's good for seeing where you've been. It's good for testing the truth of what you think you know, but it can't tell you where you ought to go." Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974).
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