نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
ندارد
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
The meaning of life is one of the most important subjects in philosophy
that John Cottingham in “on the meaning of life” discusses this. The
question of the meaning of life is important in his view because just
human being asks “what is the meaning of life” because of his certain
existential situation. In Cottingham’s view, the characteristics of the
meaning of life are profundity or seriousness, achievement, selfawareness
and autonomy, moral life i.e. moral objective values, success
and theism or religious life. Cottingham holds that moral life can
satisfy human needs and flourish his talents. But our human nature is
purely result of genetic mutation in simply human view. Therefore
moral judgments do not have objective value because they depend on
this nature. Moreover, human being would not be successful in his
projects and activities because of his vulnerable and fragile nature. We
can reach conclusive reason for objective moral judgments and values
and being hopeful for successful and meaningful life only if we rely on
religious and spiritual worldview which that benevolent god desires us
to be moral. In Cottingham’s view, Understanding and accepting
religious and spiritual worldview depends on exercising religious
practices. in my humble opinion, Cottingham cannot explain how
theism support successful life because he does not use the concept of
life after death.
کلیدواژهها [English]
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