PHIL 1100 Lecture : Louis P. Pojman
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Autonomy = self-government, make your own choices; make choices on good reason, rather than be coursed by threats. Ancient greek = agonistic : a= not; gnostic = know. Meaning of life = it has a purpose. It could be good or it could be bad. We want meaning in life to be good!! A: it is trivial, endlessly ( doesn"t do anything). = religion agnostic: put together course textbooks philiosphy ethics. Not in textbook: when he was an agnostic he became religious person later on, he said, it would be nice if theism was not true, we would have a better life. An atheist said, religion keep people from growing up. We do not need someone watching us. : he argues that the 2nd student is wrong. Distinction: meaning of life (mol) and meaning in life (mil) Meaning of life: doesn"t have to be built in us, just given to us.
