WorksheetsPhilosophy - Unit 7 - The Meaning of Life - Pts 2-4 - Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 15mins
He believed humans are born as “incomplete” selves, and so must actively work to become a complete self.
Kant
Kierkegaard
Sartre
Wolf
He saw achieving beatitudo -- a profound spiritual happiness that can only be achieved through a relationship with God -- as the key to a meaningful life.
Aquinas
Augustine
Kierkegaard
Kant
He said the key to living a meaningful life is to love the right things in the right order (ordo amoris).
St. Augustine
Kierkegaard
Parfit
Wolf
He believed that to achieve a meaningful life, you had to live according to the Categorical Imperative.
For Susan Wolf, meaning in life was found by
doing things we love, that are worthy of that love
avoiding attachments to impermanent things
acting how we would like others to act
achieving a deep personal relationship with God
He said meaning in life is found by acting on your current desires as long as they don't interfere with your future plans.
Parfit
Aristotle
Kant
Wolf
He saw the purpose of life as acquiring eudaimonia ("good spirit").
Plato
Aristotle
Kierkegaard
Aquinas
The Stoics saw things as being either
good, bad, or indifferent
valuable, not valuable, or harmful
necessary, unnecessary, or wasteful
worthy, not worthy, or distracting
He said the purpose of life was to achieve ataraxia, a state of inner peace and serenity.
Aristotle
Epicurus
St. Augustine
Aquinas
Kant believed the purpose of life was to develop a
connection with others
good will
relationship with God
personal meaning
