Existentialism: Crash Course Philosophy #16
Now that we've left behind the philosophy of religion, it's time to start exploring what other ways might exist to find meaning in the world. Today we explore essentialism and its response:...
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Crash Course Philosophy is brought to you by Squarespace.Squarespace: share your passion with the world.What gives your life meaning? God? Love? Money? Work?Fanfiction? Football? Shopping? Sherlock?You might have your own personal sense of purpose in your life,or maybe you’re hoping this course will help you find one.Or you might believe that you were created with a certain essence as a human being, with a purpose given to you by God.Whatever the case is, no one would fault you for wanting your life to have meaning.A sense of meaning is something that we all crave – maybe even need.And as we move out of our unit on the philosophy of religion,we should spend some time talking about how we understand our lives as being meaningful.Because when you think about it, a lot...
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Crash Course Philosophy is brought to you by Squarespace.Squarespace: share your passion with the world.What gives your life meaning? God? Love? Money? Work?Fanfiction? Football? Shopping? Sherlock?You might have your own personal sense of purpose in your life,or maybe you’re hoping this course will help you find one.Or you might believe that you were created with a certain essence as a human being, with a purpose given to you by God.Whatever the case is, no one would fault you for wanting your life to have meaning.A sense of meaning is something that we all crave – maybe even need.And as we move out of our unit on the philosophy of religion,we should spend some time talking about how we understand our lives as being meaningful.Because when you think about it, a lot...
