PHIL 1100 Quiz: PHIL 1100 Nozick
8 Mar 2016
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Robert nozick (1981), philosophy and the meaning of life . The question of the meaning of life is so heavily laden with our emotion and aspiration that we camouflage our vulnerability with jokes about seeking for the meaning or purpose of life . [- e. g. monty python"s the meaning of life, life of brian (e. g. [- e. g. monty python"s the meaning of life, life of brian (e. g. the crucifixion scene),] https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=wlbilnn1nhq. [- e. g. woody allen"s love and death] https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=ifjttc_agsu. [- nozick"s point about jokes could be taken in a kind of freudian sense: = ?] Freudian says it"s a way of avoiding reality. Notion of reality being so horrible we would become depressed, hysterical, etc. and as a defence mechanism we make jokes. Against quick and easy formulaic answers to what is the meaning of life? . You need extensive analysis to find the meaning of life.
