PHIL 1100 Chapter : Taylor Richard #2

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Answer to the meaning of life (questions whether life has any meaning, and the idea of meaningfulness) pp. 134: answers this question by referencing a perfect image of meaninglessness sisyphus, uses this understanding of meaninglessness to provide a clearer definition of meaningfulness in life (opposite) Myth of sisyphus: references this myth as the picture of meaningless, pointless toilmeaningless existence (pg. Sisyphus" life = subjective meaningfulness: sisyphus" mindset derives intense meaning/happiness. Activityhas a meaning if it has some significant culmination, some more or less lasting end that can be considered to have been the direction and the purpose of the activity (p. 137) Sisyphus" life = objectively meaningless: sisyphus = accomplishing nothing, getting nowhere, taylor references biological world to make his point (glow worms and their meaningless existence, how their activity culminates to nothing with no end goal). Says: the point of any living thing"s life is, evidently, nothing but life itself (p. 138)

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