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- DictionaryLife/līf/
noun
- 1. the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death: "the origins of life"
- 2. the existence of an individual human being or animal: "a disaster that claimed the lives of 266 Americans"
May 15, 2007 · 3. Naturalism. Recall that naturalism is the view that a physical life is central to life’s meaning, that even if there is no spiritual realm, a substantially meaningful life is possible. Like supernaturalism, contemporary naturalism admits of two distinguishable variants, moderate and extreme (Metz 2019).
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- Life
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- Intrinsic Vs. Extrinsic Value
In the Judaic worldview, the meaning of life is to elevate the physical world ('Olam HaZeh') and prepare it for the world to come (' Olam HaBa '), the messianic era. This is called Tikkun Olam ("Fixing the World"). Olam HaBa can also mean the spiritual afterlife, and there is debate concerning the eschatological order.
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Mar 3, 2018 · The meaning of life is that which we choose to give it, not that which we are given by God or an afterlife. Human life can have a purpose, even in the most absurd, painful, and dispiriting of circumstances, and we can be the authors of our own purpose or purposes. The article explores the arguments for and against the existence of God, the role of the Second Law of Thermodynamics, and the meaning of life in relation to the concept of existentialism.
May 15, 2007 · The Meaning of “Meaning”. One part of the field of life's meaning consists of the systematic attempt to clarify what people mean when they ask in virtue of what life has meaning. This section addresses different accounts of the sense of talk of “life's meaning” (and of “significance,” “importance,” and other synonyms).
A survey of the philosophical discussions of life's meaning within the analytic tradition, covering topics such as sense-making, purpose, significance, and death. The article explains the human context, the contemporary analytic context, and the meanings of "life" and "meaning" in the context of life's meaning. It also surveys different theories of meaning in life and their implications for the meaning of x.
Life is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes, from matter that does not. It is defined descriptively by the capacity for homeostasis, organisation, metabolism, growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction. All life over time eventually reaches a state of ...
