Mid-term Study Guide - Dr. Joshua Seachris PDF

Title	Mid-term Study Guide - Dr. Joshua Seachris
Course	Meaning Of Life
Institution	University of Notre Dame
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THE MEANING OF LIFE Important Concepts/Ideas/Terms for the Mid-Term (Thursday, September 24th)

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE BORN? Realities outside of one’s control into which one is born

WHAT DOES THE QUESTION MEAN? Historical Context Rise of naturalism Changing meta-narratives Charles Taylor’s analysis Intra-worldview existential crisis Inter-worldview existential crisis Experiential Context 1st-personal perspective Meta-perspective Angst Evil, pain, and suffering Wonder Analytic Context Ambiguity Suspicion, neglect Meaning of “life” The meaning of meaning I-MEANING P-MEANING S-MEANING Meaning as part(s) in whole(s) Meaning of life vs. meaning in life (meaningful life)

DO I MATTER IN THE GRAND SCHEME? Worldviews, metanarratives Naturalism Pessimism Absurdity Logical Practical Meta-perspectives Micro-perspectives Grand scheme of things Connotations of “significance”

Time worry Size worry Causal impact worry Reductionism worry Mattering-to-God worry Conditions of significance

DOES MEANING NEED GOD? Axiology of theism Moderate vs. extreme supernaturalism Place of purpose in human life What is purpose? Teleology Aristotle’s four causes Origins and purpose Sources of purpose Essence precedes existence Existence precedes essence Frankenstein Autonomy Ecclesiastes: royal existential experiment Ecclesiastes: hebel Ecclesiastes: carpe diem Ecclesiastes: epilogue...