Meaning of life
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The meaning of life is the concept of an individual's life, human life, or existence in general having an inherent significance or a philosophical point. There is no consensus on the specifics of such
Socrates
Timeline of the expansion of the universe, where space is represented schematically at each time by circular sections. On the left, the dramatic expansion of inflation; at the center, the expansion accelerates (artist's concept; neither time nor size are to scale)
Plato and Aristotle in The School of Athens fresco by Raphael. Plato is pointing heavenwards, and Aristotle is gesturing to the world.
Epicurus by Agostino Scilla, circa 1670–1680. The philosopher holds a text that reads "whatever you do, do wisely and think of consequences."
Human condition
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The human condition can be defined as the characteristics and key events of human life, including birth, learning, emotion, aspiration, reason, morality, sexuality, conflict, and death. This is a very
Meaning of life
…nothing more remains to which Man can cling, and by which he can orient himself. The French philosopher Albert Camus asserts that the absurdity of the human condition is that people search for external values and meaning in a world which has none and is indifferent to them. Camus writes of value-nihilists such as…
This painting, with symbols of life, death, and time, is an example of memento mori art.