What is a meaningful life? This essay reviews some influential answers to this question.
Category: Phenomenology & Existentialism
Happiness: What is it to be Happy?
An introduction to philosophical theories of happiness: what is it to be happy?
African American Existentialism: DuBois, Locke, Thurman, and King
An introduction to African American Existentialism and the thought of DuBois, Locke, Thurman, and King.
“Hell Is Other People”: Jean-Paul Sartre on Personal Relationships
An introduction to John-Paul Sartre on Personal Relationships through an examination of his famous quote, "Hell Is Other People."
What is Philosophy?
What is philosophy? The question is itself a philosophical question. This essay surveys some answers. #philosophy #whatisphilosophy #definingphilosophy
Is Immortality Desirable?
Author: Felipe Pereira Categories: Ethics, Philosophy of Religion, Phenomenology and Existentialism Word Count: 998 Many people hope to live on after death, in heaven, forever. Even those who don’t believe in heaven usually agree that an eternal life there would be better than any finite, mortal life.[1] Are they correct? Some influential philosophers have argued … Continue reading Is Immortality Desirable?
Albert Camus on the Absurd: The Myth of Sisyphus
Author: Erik Van AkenCategory: Phenomenology and Existentialism, EthicsWord Count: 1000 “There is only one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy."– Albert Camus It might seem flippant to remark that the essential question in philosophy is “Should I … Continue reading Albert Camus on the Absurd: The Myth of Sisyphus
“God is dead”: Friedrich Nietzsche and the Death of God
Nietzsche is perhaps most famous for making the striking claim that God is dead. He writes, “God is dead! God remains dead! And we have killed him!” This essay will help us understand this claim, his arguments for it, and its potential implications for contemporary religious and ethical thought.
The Badness of Death
Author: Duncan Purves Category: Ethics, Phenomenology and Existentialism Word Count: 1000 So death, the most terrifying of ills, is nothing to us, since so long as we exist, death is not with us; but when death comes, then we do not exist. It does not then concern either the living or the dead, since for … Continue reading The Badness of Death
Existentialism
What do existentialists have to say about human nature and living a meaningful life? This essay provides introductory answers.