The Meaning Of Life, By Susan Wolf

In Richard Taylor’s chapter “Meaning of Life”, he concluded that objectively, life is meaningless. He stressed his opinion by arguing that life tends to be a cycle of goals that cumulate to nothing. These goals require sequences of exhausting work and attempt that will continue throughout the rest of life but will have no meaning. As one goal is reached, the next is sought out for, forgetting the one that was just achieved. I do not support Taylor on his objective meaningless of life. Life has a meaning, even if it is just being alive, we were created by God and he has a plan for us. Goals help us become better people and they are important to us. Taylor explained that we can find meaning in our lives when a will is put behind our actions. This means that meaningfulness can be found within the veins of anyone. I agree with Taylor, that our actions should be of interest to us, yet his account fails to show that they will make our lives have a meaning. There is no validation, that a change of the state of mind will cause our lives to achieve meaning.

In Susan Wolf’s, “Happiness and Meaning: Two Aspects of the Good Life” Susan writes what makes a meaningful life, her belief is as followed “Active engagement in objective worthwhile activities.” Wolf believe this is the solution to a happy life instead of a depressing and sad one. Wolf said that both Active engagement and objective worthwhile activities need to be present to have a meaningful life. Thought the page, we will see how Wolf arguments requires both parts to accomplish meaningful life then we will make an objection to the arguments which I will then respond to argue against showing why the objection is false.

When it comes to the topic of the value of life. Most of us will readily agree that there is no amount of money that can equal the loss for a loved one.. Where this agreement usually ends however, is on the question of whether or not the government has the right to assign a dollar value on the human life. While some are convinced that a dollar value is enough other believe that there is no dollar value that can compensate for their lost loved one. Society should base the value of life based on that person's future income in expected life to live.

The book Life A We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer revolves around the main character Miranda who is a 16 year old girl who lives in an American town in Northern Pennsylvania during the early 20th century. Miranda’s life changes when scientists report that an asteroid has hit the moon. The moon ends up moving closer to earth and it causes many natural disasters ranging from tsunamis and strong tidal waves to sudden volcano eruptions. In an instant thousands die and others are left stranded in need for help. This problem is particularly tough for Miranda because it leaves her and her family without food, heat, water, and electricity. Miranda has to work with her

Life as We Knew It is a realistic fiction novel by Susan Beth Pfeffer. It tells a story about a 16 year old girl named Miranda and her family going through struggles when an asteroid collided into the moon causing the moon to move closer to Earth. There are threats following Miranda and her family around every corner they walk. Tsunamis, earthquakes, starvation, and volcanic eruptions, are just one of the few thing they have to face. The theme of Life As We Knew It is to be selfless because this improves relationship, makes you happier, and makes others happy too.

Susan wolf interprets a meaningful life as one that has within the basis of an affirmative answer to the basis for an affirmative answer to the needs or belonging that are characteristically described as needs of meaning. She described meaningful lives as lives of active engagement in project worth. Which she divided into groups, first is ‘’active engagement’’ and project worth.

You and your family are peasant farmers, and considered second class in China’s social levels. People treat you and your family with respect because you plant food for them to eat, a necessity for life. People are very thankful for people like you.

Susan Wolf addresses these questions an aim to bring out the distinctive characteristics of the reasons and motives that give our lives meaning. Wolf claims that "meaningful lives are laws of active engagement and projects of worth" (Wolf, 206). Suggesting that when a person is actively engaged in anything they feel alive and life is more worth living. Nevertheless, Wolf explains that neither religion or science is sufficient for leading a meaningful life, claiming that a life of passion could corrupt the pursuit of happiness if you decide to dedicate your life to how you feel. Suggesting that working toward some goal that is substantial than yourself, can be hard work if you don 't have any passion or connection to it. According to Wolf, the subjective element is necessary for a meaningful life and arises from active engagement in some activity that one loves. In addition, the passive attachment to objectively valuable things are not sufficient for meaning. The feeling of fulfillment originates when “one is doing what one loves, or when one is engaging in activities by which one is gripped or excited” (Wolf, 207).

So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they’re busy doing things they things they think are important. This is because they’re chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating

The book The Meaning of Life, By Wendy Mass was made in 2006, was assigned by my literacy teacher to have us talk about what we would do in our 1 hour of free time.

She says that a meaningful life has an active engagement in projects of worth. The two key things in her statement are active engagement and projects of worth. These two details are where things can get grey. The most controversial detail is worth as some peoples’ views of worth can be very different, but also some peoples’ definition of active could be different as well. Susan’s definition of active engagement is that we are excited, passionate, or involved in the activity at hand. Her definition of a project of worth is a personal relationship with friends and family. I find her analysis very persuasive. I think that if you believe in God or not you should think of our positive effect on the world around you as well as what you leave behind after you pass. I would hope that people would want to have a positive impact on the world, and that they would prefer to engage in activities that are of worth to the world than spend their times on other things. I want to have a positive effect on all of the people that I love in this world, and I believe that the best way to do that is just like Susan said. I also know this is how most of the world thinks. We can see this through parents and their kids. They take care of them and try to prepare them for when they grow up, and most parents are still there for their kids long after they are on their own. If we didn’t want to make

A meaningless life can become meaningful by giving a purpose to it .Buddhism tell us that we can win enlightenment during our lives on earth . .

In life, there are many ways you can live, however, the manner in which you live is your choice. In most peoples’ lives, they want to leave this world and say that they were happy and enjoyed every single moment of it. People feel like if they lived a happy life, then that is all that matters. But what if life has more to do than just being happy, what if it was meant for you to change the world or the lives of others? If you changed the life of another person and made them happy, you made a difference. A happy life is a good one, but a meaningful life is fruitful.

Life after Life’s setting starts in Europe’s Pre-World War I era and continues on with both World War I and World War II. Although since the novel does have a lot of alternative universes that older Ursula lives through, the setting tends to happen all over Europe , especially in England, or Germany. The socioeconomics of the Todd family remains the same throughout the story line, they stay being upper middle class. However, since Ursula does live through different lives she sometimes crosses from being upper middle class to living lower middle class or at the poverty line. Atkinson might have chosen this particular time and setting because she was born in 1951 just missing the World War II. Even though she missed living through the Wars,

Life is a complicated twist of suffering, laughing, and learning all merging to tell a great story - or great many stories. Based on this view, "it is not the end goal or outcome of life that gives life meaning but rather the quality of the story, the quality with which one lives out and develops his or her role."