On Death and Meaning (From Michael Hauskeller’s “Out of the Blue and into the Black”) Flashcards
he said that it seems impossible that our own death could be bad for us.
Epicurus
He said that it is irrational to fear death
Epicurs
What is the two arguments on why people should not fear death:
o We will not be around to experience the state of being dead
o Being dead is the same as being unborn: we have been unborn before
What is the idea that we are all going to die?
Universal Mortality
Some philospher said immortatlity is the key to a meaningful life, making it seems like living a life with expiration is not meaningful, then why are we still living? If that is the case,______________________________
all lives are equally pointless and meaningless
It is a mythical character that shows a perfect image of meaninglessness.
The life of sisyphus
What are key features of a life lacking meaning?
repetetiveness, futility for all eternity.
He said that Meaning can be found in repetition and even thrive in it
Soren Kierkegaard
What life is pleasure-seeking?
Aesthetic life
What life is where one develops his or her morals, values, convictions, and principles?
Ethical life
It is the pointlessness or worthlessness of things
Futility
It is the end of everything that results from our actions rather than our own
personal end that seems to stand in the way of meaning
Futility
If an intended goal in life is not fulfilled or accomplished, we consider it what?
futile
Who coined the meaning of SPI or Staying Power Intuition
Joshua W. Seachris
It is the idea that all else being equal, things that are worthwhile, significant or meaningful, last
Staying Power Intuition
