Essays by Peter Prevos

Values and the Meaning of Life

These papers have been written for the course Values and the Meaning of Life from Monash University, Melbourne.

The meaning of life is one of the most commonly recognised problems of philosophy. : What is it all about? Why do we live at all? These are questions that everybody has asked themselves at least once.

Many different answers have been proposed. The three essays below look at how religion tries to find an answer. I am of the opinion that the answer to questions regarding the meaning of life can not be found or discovered, but needs to be created.

Essays

• The dangers of philosophy: Is philosophy a dangerous activity?
• Religion and the meaning of life: Can religion provide a solid foundation fo meaning?
• Life after death: If there is no life after death, is this earthly life then meaningless?