PHIL 1100 Lecture Notes - Fideism, False Dilemma, Viktor Frankl
12 Feb 2013
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Meaning in life wrote when he was around 50 years old. Really affects how one looks at life. Philosophers usually make arguments and analyze arguments. Russian orthodox, by the time he was 18 had no interest in religion. 18-28 he did a lot of random stuff :\ bad stuff. Married at 28 and had kids meaning of life changed because now he had a family. There"s a high rate of suicide in physicians and doctors. Relation between knowledge vs. conviction (they are not the same) Many people think their life is meaningless until they join a mass movement. Pursue answers that satisfy him he didn"t want the truth. Highly implicit idea to the meaning of life my faith . Divides people in two groups black and white thinking us vs. them dichotomous thinking poor than you"re rich enriching false dichotomy. Wants to know meaning of his life.
