Read the assigned reading from the chapter. Then choose ONE of the questions below to answer. Answer the question you chose in a short essay in which you defend a thesis in a space of 250-300 words (this will be around one page).
Be sure to explain your answers and give reasons for your views. You should always cite the textbook, however, you should never directly quote any author. Instead, simply summarize the main position, give a context, and then include a citation. Do NOT use any other sources besides the textbook.
When you talk about the meaning of life, which sense of the term do you use– external meaning or internal meaning?
What bearing, if any, does the ephemeral nature of our existence have on the question of whether life has meaning? Does the fact that we die negate the possibility of meaning in life?
Is Schopenhauer right about the meaninglessness of life? Does the wretchedness of our existence show that life has no meaning?
TEXTBOOK
Textbook
Book Title: Philosophy Here and Now: Powerful Ideas in Everyday Life
Edition: Fourth (4th)
Author: Lewis Vaughn
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Copyright: 2021
