CONSTITUENTS OF MEANINGFUL LIFE ACCORDING TO J. COTTINGHAM

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ALIZAMANI AMIR ABBAS; GHAFORIYAN MEHDI

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Journal: PHILOSOPHICAL INVESTIGATIONS Year:2010 | Volume:6 | Issue:17 Page(s): 7-32

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CONSTITUENTS OF MEANINGFUL LIFE ACCORDING TO J. COTTINGHAM

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ALIZAMANI AMIR ABBAS | GHAFORIYAN MEHDI | Issue Writer Certificate

Keywords

COTTINGHAMQ2

RELIGIONQ2

SPIRITUALITYQ1

PRACTICEQ2

MORALITYQ2

SUCCESSQ2

MEANING OF LIFEQ1

CONCLUSIVE REASONQ3

HUMAN NATUREQ2

Abstract

The MEANING OF LIFE is one of the most important subjects in philosophy that John COTTINGHAM in “on the MEANING OF LIFE” discusses this. The question of the MEANING OF LIFE is important in his view because just human being asks “what is the MEANING OF LIFE” because of his certain existential situation. In COTTINGHAM’s view, the characteristics of the MEANING OF LIFE are profundity or seriousness, achievement, selfawareness and autonomy, moral life i.e. moral objective values, SUCCESS and theism or religious life. COTTINGHAM holds that moral life can satisfy human needs and flourish his talents. But our HUMAN NATURE is purely result of genetic mutation in simply human view. Therefore moral judgments do not have objective value because they depend on this nature. Moreover, human being would not be SUCCESSful in his projects and activities because of his vulnerable and fragile nature. We can reach CONCLUSIVE REASON for objective moral judgments and values and being hopeful for SUCCESSful and meaningful life only if we rely on religious and spiritual worldview which that benevolent god desires us to be moral. In COTTINGHAM’s view, Understanding and accepting religious and spiritual worldview depends on exercising religious PRACTICEs. in my humble opinion, COTTINGHAM cannot explain how theism support SUCCESSful life because he does not use the concept of life after death.

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CRITICAL NOTICE: BAIER AND COTTINGHAM ON THE MEANING OF LIFE

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ALIZAMANI, AMIR ABBAS, & GHAFORIYAN, MEHDI. (2010). CONSTITUENTS OF MEANINGFUL LIFE ACCORDING TO J. COTTINGHAM. PHILOSOPHICAL INVESTIGATIONS, 6(17), 7-32. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/207772/en

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ALIZAMANI AMIR ABBAS, GHAFORIYAN MEHDI. CONSTITUENTS OF MEANINGFUL LIFE ACCORDING TO J. COTTINGHAM. PHILOSOPHICAL INVESTIGATIONS[Internet]. 2010;6(17):7-32. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/207772/en

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AMIR ABBAS ALIZAMANI, and MEHDI GHAFORIYAN, “CONSTITUENTS OF MEANINGFUL LIFE ACCORDING TO J. COTTINGHAM,” PHILOSOPHICAL INVESTIGATIONS, vol. 6, no. 17, pp. 7–32, 2010, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/207772/en

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