Questions tagged [purpose]
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What is truth of life? [duplicate]
I always wonder about this what is truth of our existence and everything. Why are we born, why do we die, what happens when someone dies, what is purpose of life... And so on. And why am I even ...
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Is happiness the ultimate goal and purpose of life, or merely a means to achieve other ends? [duplicate]
Is happiness the ultimate goal and purpose of life, or merely a means to achieve other ends? If happiness is the ultimate goal, how can it be defined and justified in a world full of suffering and ...
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Is "my death" a/the telos of human life?
Personally, I would not think that death were necessarily a telos, even supposing our being-a-whole is a telos and achieved through our relation (of freedom toward) death, but I'm guessing many people ...
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How philosophy explains a strong sense of purpose? [closed]
The great Greek philosopher Aristotle argued that everything has a
purpose or goal. For humans, the aim is reaching a state of ultimate
happiness or Eudaimonia. According to Aristotle, happiness is
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On atheism, is it possible to establish that certain things have natural purposes, and that any deviation from those purposes is immoral or evil? [closed]
Consider the following quotes that motivate my question:
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If a philosophical framework can't objectively say, with relative ease, "This cat is injured," or, "This cat is ill,&...
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What is the need to achieve anything in life? [duplicate]
What is the need to do anything beyond plainly living, consuming food and water, and occupying some space?
Is it necessary for someone with the capability to use their intellectual or material skills ...
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Which WILL is right or most important?
Will to Power (Nietzsche):
Proposed by Friedrich Nietzsche, this concept suggests that the primary driving force in humans is the will to power, which goes beyond mere survival or pleasure. It ...
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What do humans do uniquely, that computers apparently will not be able to?
The question is often brought of what computers will be able to do as well or better than humans. We could ask a more definitive question: what do humans do that we never expect computers to do, no ...
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