PPT-Is Life Meaningless?

Jean Kazez Philosophy Department SMU Prelude A few words about solidarity vs agreement Alex Rosenbergs cheerful nihilism Is he right that life is meaningless Professor of Philosophy Duke University. MEANINGLESS WORDS-MEANINGFUL CATEGORIZATION 4 exist and that they can guide behavior in both explicit and implicit paradigms (Aveyard, 2012; Kovic, Plunkett, & Westermann, 2010; Nygaard, Cook, Albert Camus. Freewrites. : Quotations by Camus. “. At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.” . “The . only real progress lies in learning to be wrong all alone. Lecture/Discussion . October 25, 2012. The Tree of (the Good) Life. Relativism. Absolutism. Inflexible. One-size-fits-all. Flexible. Virtue+. Simple Happiness View. Desire View. Objective List . Views. Jean . Kazez. Southern Methodist University. I want to live a good life. I want to live a meaningful life. same thing?. Very roughly.... . A good life.... . . ...has value. . . A meaningful life.... Jean Kazez. Philosophy Department, SMU. Prelude. A few words about . solidarity vs. agreement. Alex Rosenberg’s. cheerful nihilism. Is he right that life is meaningless??. Professor of Philosophy, Duke University. / . Even . now, so many years later, all this is somehow a very evil memory. I have many evil memories now, . […] how . I have spoiled my life through morally rotting in my corner, through lack of fitting environment, through divorce from real life, and rankling spite in my underground world, would certainly not be interesting; a novel needs a hero, and all the traits for an . . (NIV). (chapter 1). 12  . I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. . 13  . I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. . . . What a heavy burden God has laid on mankind! . Working meaningfully in a broken world. Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:6. And I saw something else under the sun:. In the place of judgment- wickedness was there,. in the place of justice- wickedness was there.. How satisfied are you with your life?. Am I satisfied with my . job?. Am . I satisfied with my . income?. Am . I satisfied with my . marriage?. Am . I satisfied in my . singleness?. Am . I satisfied with my home? My . Remember your creator. Before you forget Him. Before you forget him. 7 . Light is sweet,.     and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.. 8 . However many years anyone may live,.     let them enjoy them all.. February 23, 2014. For those new to our community . . . . Intersection explores the crossroads of faith, culture, and life after Sunday morning. A safe harbor to discuss pragmatic decisions, doubts, and dilemmas, we are an authentic community looking to form friendships with people in any phase of life or depth of faith in Christ. . Absurdism and Existentialism At the beginning of this unit, I told you to… Think about what kind of meaning is actually CREATED by a purposefully meaningless play. So… Find a quote that has meaning. “I devoted myself to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven.”. Ecclesiastes 1:13. The Search for Meaning . Part . XII. I. Youth (v. 1). II. Aging (vv. 2-5). III. Death (vv. 6-8). “ ‘Meaningless! Meaningless!’ says the Teacher. ‘Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.’ ”. Ecclesiastes 1:2. With-. Out. God. The Search for Meaning . Part . VI. I. Living Is Meaningless Without God (vv. 1-2).