Paul Edwards
R. L. Hepburn
Thaddeus Metz
Garrett Thomson
Potpourri
100
This looks like a question, but is actually more like a complaint.
What is a quasi-theological question?
100
According to R. L. Hepburn, this is what it takes to have a meaningful life.
What is finding satisfaction in (morally) worthwhile projects?
100
This is something that explains why a theory is about meaningfulness, as opposed to happiness or morality.
What is a concept of the meaning of life?
100
This is one problem with asking "what is the meaning of life?"
What is you are assuming that there is only one meaning? (Judges will also accept: "What is you are assuming that the answer to the question will be simple?")
100
This is the name of the cat that appeared in the guide to the week of 9/16-9/20.
Who is Saul Kripkat? (Judges will also accept: "Who is Saul 'Canelo' Kripkat?")
200
Some people, but not Paul Edwards, say this is the kind of question science answers.
What is a "how"-question?
200
Hepburn says that pursuing worthwhile projects can't be enough to secure a meaningful life because of this possibility.
What is the possibility of not getting satisfaction from them?
200
According to Metz, this is the reason why the supernatural purpose theory is an inadequate concept of the meaning of life.
What is it rules out naturalistic theories a priori?
200
If you say that everyone's life is meaningful, this is the practical implication, according to Thomson.
What is the most important thing for anyone to do is to perceive and appreciate the meaning that is already there?
200
This is the theory that says that God or an immortal soul needs to exist for your life to be meaningful.
What is supernaturalism?
300
Paul Edwards would describe "why is there something rather than nothing?" as one of these.
What is the super-ultimate why question?
300
From the perspective of eternity, life looks meaningless because of this.
What is none of our projects seem to be worthwhile?
300
This is the problem with the external transcendence theory.
What is it rules out the possibility that your life could be meaningful because you connect to some valuable part of yourself?
300
If you say that some people's lives can be more meaningful than others, then this is the practical consequence.
What is you have to figure out how to make your life more meaningful?
300
According to this theory, no one's life can be meaningful?
What is nihilism? (Judges will also accept: "What is pessimistic naturalism?")
400
If God exists, then this kind of question makes sense. If He doesn't, then it doesn't.
What is a theological question?
400
Don Quixote's life was not meaningful because of this.
What is his projects were not worthwhile?
400
This is esteem theory.
What is a theory according to which your life is meaningful if it includes aspects for which you sensibly have great esteem and others sensibly have great admiration?
400
The person who asks this question is assuming that what makes a life meaningful is that it is intelligible or holds a lesson for others.
What is what does my life signify?
400
According to this theory, for your life to have meaning, you have to be connected in the right way to something of intrinsic value.
What is transcendence theory?
500
Paul Edwards says that any question that is impossible to answer is this.
What is meaningless? (Judges will also accept: "What is not a question?")
500
Some naturalists believe that their lives are meaningless because it feels to them like it is this kind of musical piece.
What is an introductory quality piece?
500
This is the main problem for esteem theory.
What is some people get meaning from happy experiences or particular environments about which they feel no esteem.
500
The person who asks, "does my life have a purpose?" is wondering if her or his life has this kind of value.
What is instrumental value?
500
R. L. Hepburn's theory is an example of this kind of purpose theory.
What is the right purposes theory?
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