PPT-Does life have any meaning?

Write what you think the meaning of lif e is on a piece of paper You can use a maximum of 30 words Pass your paper to other students in the class who can write why they agree or disagree with what you wrote. 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. denotation . &. Connotation?. And who cares? . Because……. Denotation and connotation are common terms that are used to describe different types of meanings in literature.. MEANINGS= Meaning what is actually stated?/ What is being implied?. The Human Quest for Meaning: When We Ask “Why” Questions. A Time for Everything. “A time to weep and a time to laugh. A time to mourn and a time to dance. A time to search and a time to give up. 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. Lesson. 4. To clarify . the concept of meaning of life as the foundation for survival and flourishing.. Objective of this Lesson. Born in a time of peace and prosperity.. It focuses on what is right and good about people.. / . 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 . What is the Good Life?. Sources of Meaning and Happiness. OBJECTIVES. To . explain. The risk factors of the happiness pursuit without meaning and virtue.. The advantages of a . meaning perspective of the good life (Wong. “The Absurd”. The conflict between the human tendency to seek value and meaning in life and the human inability to find any.. Absurd does not mean “logically impossible,” but rather “humanly impossible.”. of . life?. Existentialism. Focuses on the . condition of human existence, and an individual's emotions, actions, responsibilities, and thoughts, . in creating meaning and purpose in a meaningless life.. Otherworldly . places are ways of understanding ourselves and the world around us. . Their representation in films lets . us make suppositions about what it means to be human and how we conceive of our . 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. & . Nihilism. Anam Saeed. Kelsey Lipman. Ash Nair. Casey Filler. Wiyun Shepperson. Albert Camus. Although many label him as an existentialist- he saw a potentially fatal flaw in existentialism. Camus dug deeper into the problems of our freedom and how our freedom would ultimately affect our ethics.. God created the universe and everything in it.. God Governs the Universe with a divine plan. We are created by God with a specific purpose. We need only find that purpose to discover our deepest joy. What is spirituality?. The innate and continual process of finding meaning and purpose in life, while accepting and transcending one’s place in the complex and interrelated universe. Shared connection or community with others, nature, the universe, and a higher power..