Meaning of Life

[glintofpewter]

Alp wrote
My answer: the meaning of life is whatever it is you have done.

It has been said that we seek meaning because we are aware of mortality. That's why we choose to "make something of it."

[AlP]

Alp wrote
My answer: the meaning of life is whatever it is you have done.

It has been said that we seek meaning because we are aware of mortality. That's why we choose to "make something of it."

I agree with that. Death as the ultimate yardstick.

[Sophus]

His ideas are intriguing. I would recommend his work if you are interested in existentialism. His most famous work is Being and Nothing. I recommend reading Heidegger's Being and Time first though because in many ways Sartre's ideas follow on from Heidegger's. Be warned though, their writing style is nothing like that of Nietzsche. They go into precise analysis that is difficult to follow (at least I found it so). I read "Existentialist Philosophy: an introduction" by L. Nathan Oaklander before either of these. Had I not done so, I think I would have given up on both books. That also contains selections from the works of 6 existentialist philosophers with the longest by Heidegger and Sartre.

Thanks! I'll have to check him out.  

[Recusant]

...precise analysis that is difficult to follow...

I agree with this, though I have found almost all serious books on philosophy take careful reading.  I would recommend some of Sartre's "lighter" stuff too:  I particularly enjoyed Nausea and No Exit and Three Other Plays.