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"What makes life worth living in the face of death | Lucy Kalanithi". YouTube. TED. June 7, 2017. "Discussion of "When Breath Becomes Air" with Lucy Kalanithi and Dean Lloyd Minor". YouTube. Stanford Medicine. September 1, 2017. "When Breath Becomes Air: A Conversation About Life, Death, and Humanity in Health Care". YouTube. The Aspen Institute.
[8] Existential nihilists claim that, to be honest, one must face the absurdity of existence, that they will eventually die, and that both religion and metaphysics are simply results of the fear of death and the endeavor to find meaning in a meaningless universe. [2] Nihilists contend that the inevitability of death makes all ambition in life ...
The first English use of the expression "meaning of life" appears in Thomas Carlyle's Sartor Resartus (1833–1834), book II chapter IX, "The Everlasting Yea". [1]Our Life is compassed round with Necessity; yet is the meaning of Life itself no other than Freedom, than Voluntary Force: thus have we a warfare; in the beginning, especially, a hard-fought battle.
Killingsworth: At the broadest level, my research aims to understand what makes life worth living. Like, how do we understand the conditions of a good life; what makes people happy?
"Life's a climb. But the view is great." There are times when things seemingly go to plan, and there are other moments when nothing works out. During those instances, you might feel lost.
Yale University professor Miroslav Volf talks about the ways people can work to find a meaningful life.
This quote emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and questioning one's beliefs, actions, and purpose in life. [2] The words were supposedly spoken by Socrates at his trial after he chose death, rather than exile. They represent (in modern terms) the noble choice, that is, the choice of death in the face of an alternative. [3]
In this regard, some people may find meaning in life through the mere appreciation of valuable things, for example, by worshipping God. Such a life lacks importance if it does not bring about a significant value difference in the world. [20] Some theorists argue that leading a meaningful life is a better goal than leading an important life.