Philosophy · Practical Philosophy
A topic within Practical Philosophy, itself one of 9 topics in that field and part of Philosophy.
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William James
Argues that whether life is worth living is itself an open question whose answer depends partly on the liver's own belief and effort, so that believing life can be worth living is one of the conditions of making it so.
link failing as of 17 Sept 2026Thomas Nagel
Locates the absurdity of human life not in any mismatch between our hopes and a hostile universe but in our own capacity to step back and view our most serious pursuits from outside, with detached bewilderment.
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