Book Review

Book Review

Book Review

View of Moritz Schlick on Life play

There are many people in the world that don't believe in anything and think that nothing really matters because we might be dead in the short future (Schmidtz 2001). This is an interesting idea because if the world will end soon, then it doesn't really matter what we do now. I mean if there is no point in life, then why we should even bother to struggle for a better life if those achievements will not be permanent. If we think like that then there is no point to what we do, unless we figure out what life is and what we want to do with it.

Susan Wolf's Perceptions of Life

My personal theory on this subject states that we are here to impress God with our thoughts and actions, in order to prove to him that we can handle any obstacles on Earth in order to achieve faith and glory to be prepared for God in heaven. But then again my theory might not make any sense to someone who doesn't believe in God. The human civilization has been on earth for thousands of years now. We started off with simple tools and used caves as shelter. Now we depend on computers, enjoy a luxurious life and develop new ways to improve our lives even more. I always wonder if we finally reached the final stage of improvement in our history. I mean what else can we do? When I think about that question, the idea of the meaning of life comes to my mind and I question the reason for my existence on this planet (Schmidtz 2001). If there were no God, then what would the meaning of life for the non-believer be? The meaning of life is a very delicate topic because no one has the answer to it, but there are many theories that attempt to explain it and help us understand life better.

According to Myths of Sisyphus

We eat, sleep, and enjoy entertainment. We also talk to our friends and try to be the best at what we do. In my opinion, we can explain the point of most of the things we do if not all (Cooper 2005). We are all brought up in a similar way and we learn to share our planet with other creatures. We learn to communicate, we express our feelings and we learn something new everyday in order to make our lives better. We work to earn money in order to survive and support our families. I mean, if we didn't do any of that, then our lives would be miserable and there would be no point to it. Then we ask ourselves again, “Is that really the meaning of life or is there more to it.”

We go through ups and downs all the time, we experience happiness and sadness, and we all think about death. Most of us want to be remembered when we pass away, but then we think about death ...