Outline of Video 26, pt. 2: The Meaning of Life
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Life is meaningful in virtue of something internal (continued)
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Existentialism: authentic human existence requires that we create
meaning by our choices and actions
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Sartre: human beings are condemned to be free; we have no
essence or nature ("existence precedes essence")
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de Beauvoir: we must recognize social constraints that stand in
the way of the freedom to choose (e.g., in regard to women)
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In the end, we must choose, passionately (not based on philosophical reason).
In short, there is no one simple answer to the question about the meaning
of life