PHIL 1200 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Immanence, Arthur Schopenhauer, Natural Evil
24 Mar 2014
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Meaning of life: whatever it is (if anything) about human life that makes it worth living. The nihilist"s worry: an argument supporting the conclusion that life has no meaning whatsoever. P1: if there is a meaning of life then there must be either a transcendent (god) meaning of life or or an immanent (money) meaning of life. P2: there is no transcendent meaning to life. P3: there is no immanent meaning to life. C: therefore, there is no meaning of life (nihilism). Affirmationism is the view that there is a meaning of life. The transcendentalist perspective: the meaning of life lies in a world beyond our own, usually rooted in spiritual beliefs, god and religion. The immanentist perspective: there is a meaning of life that exists in our physical world. There is no transcendent or immanent meaning of life. Schopenhauer accept the premises and conclusion of the nihilist worry.
