phil quiz 2 Flashcards
Camus believes we demand something from the universe? What is that?
For it to be objectively meaningful. (Which Camus thinks its not)
Camus thinks human lives are not only meaningless but also..
Absurd.
Absurdity requires…
consciousness
Camus thinks you should embrace life despite its..
meaninglessness
Camus thinks you should be aware of life’s…
meaninglessness and absurdity
Camus finds meaning in the _____ of life.
Meaninglessness
Who thinks tragedy makes life meaningful?
Camus
Taylor believes that the meaninglessness of life is not a reason to ______ unlike Tolstoy.
Despair. (Objective meaning is unless anyway).
Taylor thinks that life’s purpose is to…
Probably produce more life.
Taylor’s Radical subjectivism
- No one can judge whether someone’s life is meaningful or not
- What makes your life meaningful is up to you.
- One can’t be mistaken about what makes their life meaningful
Taylor and Camus disagree on the terms of Sisphysus on the terms that….
Taylor believes Sis can give himself meaning while Camus thinks that’s false.
Camus thinks meaninglessness is a cause for ____ while Taylor thinks the opposite.
Despair
Nagel thinks that if nothing we do matters in a million years then…..
nothing matters now either
Nagel believes the ideas of absurdity come when you look at life form a ______ perspective.
Objective
Does Lucretius think we should fear death?
No. We don’t fear our pre-existence so why should we fear our post-existence.
