/philosophy/ - Philosophy

>>2091

Nice, I haven't seen that one before. A good introduction to how people respond to that crisis.

Not all responses are equal though, the political existentialism one to me seems particularly weak. When I went through my first existential crisis, one of the things that struck me as the most pointless was politics. If political philosophy is about how humans should live their lives in relation to one another, what's the point of striving for any political goal if human existence is pointless in the first place?

Someday, one million years will have elapsed since this moment, and when it comes, all our conflicts, goals, hopes, and ambitions are going to seem pretty worthless and pathetic. Politics included.

I dunno, maybe it's satisfying for others, but for me it seems like a pretty weak response to the problem of existence which we all face.

>>2090

Deep questions, anon. Nietzsche helped me here. Go and find your own meaning.

The meaning of life is life for life points to nothing but itself.

What is the point of self-conscious life? Freedom, but freedom comes at a heavy price of responsibility and facing up to one's own self-determination. In the age of modernity there is no longer any external thing, law, or measure outside of humanity to give it its telos. Humanity is in effect coming to maturity in this age, learning that it alone can choose the path to its future, and the criterion for what this path is, is itself a choice that will require the understanding of what humanity really is.

>>2091

neat pic. any other similar images that are philosophy related?

>>2091

It sure is easy to become a Übermensch, eh?

And what's that "willing to belive in God" question supposed to mean? You can't make yourself truly believe something if you aren't already so inclined.

Ionesco is an interesting literary reference, though.

>>2103

And of course Nietzsche.

I never really pondered on this unless somebody asks. Why try to apply meaning to something so complex, it's vexing. If anything comes close in my own opinion, i just like to understand, and not know as much as i'm able and just function as a normal person getting good along others and develop myself and my community.

>>2111

Just kidding. Here's what philosophers actually believe.

>>2096

I think you can but it's not an instantaneous action. You can't just decide you believe and presto bang you're an unquestioning believer. You have to continually ignore reason when it conflicts with god. I guess the purpose of doing so is it will relieve the anguish so long as you're ok with it being ultimately a matter of faith.

>>2137

When does reason come against God?

>>2090

The meaning of life is based entirely upon choice. You define your life through your actions, thoughts, and philosophy. The meaning of life cannot have any single definition, because the meaning of each individual's life differs based on these factors.

Life is, for lack of a better analogy, a choose your own adventure story. It's meaning is up to you.

>>2301

>Meaning of life can not have a single definition

Unless we give it. Say, Logos is such.

Was it your choice to believe what you just said, or is it objectively true?

Meaning and life and are mutually intrinsic. If meaning can be defined as reason, motivation, doing.. then the fact that we get up from our beds instead of waiting till death arrives proves this. This meaning does not have a word, this all, this prime reason, can not be described. Asking what the meaning of life is, is like asking how the colour red looks like, the awner is not linguistic.