Czy sens życia jest tym samym co cel życia?
Is the Meaning of Life the Same as the Purpose of Life? Axiological Considerations
Author(s): Antoni PłoszczyniecSubject(s): History of Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Social Philosophy, Special Branches of Philosophy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: meaning of life; life; axiological objectivism; Elzenberg; teleology; purpose
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this text is to consider whether the meaning of life and purpose of life isthe same. These philosophical investigations assume axiological objectivism, whichclaims two things: 1) values are a characters or qualities of objects, 2) phrases like‘X is good’ are sentences in logical sense. As the main methods used in investigationswas conceptual and linguistic analysis, which have been used to characterizethe notion of ‘life’ and ‘meaning’. This step allowed to precise notion of ‘meaningof life’ and allowed to consider the titled question. Result is negative: meaning oflife is based on values, and not on arbitrarily taking purposes. If meaning of lifeis a some kind of essential good, then purposes cannot make life meaningful, ifthemselves are not valuable.
Journal: Analiza i Egzystencja: czasopismo filozoficzne
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 37
- Page Range: 43-60
- Page Count: 18
- Language: Polish