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    100 Lessons on The Meaning of Life in 100 Words or Less
    100 Lessons on The Meaning of Life in 100 Words or Less
    100 Lessons on The Meaning of Life in 100 Words or Less
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    100 Lessons on The Meaning of Life in 100 Words or Less

    By Roger Horberry

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    THE MEANING OF LIFE: Each lesson approaches this fascinating but slippery subject from different perspectives: religious, scientific, philosophical, medical, artistic. The result is a summary of mankind’s reflections on the ultimate question. Covering Biology to Buddhism, Cynicism to Existentialism, the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and even HRH Prince Philip! It doesn’t offer any answers (how could it? The whole point is no one knows); instead readers are invited to draw their own conclusions based on the work of history’s finest minds. The result will appeal to anyone with even a hint of curiosity about why we’re here and what it’s all about, even you?

    We all know that we don't read enough—but don't beat yourself up—read a little, you can still learn a lot. Read between sets at the gym, on your way to work, while queuing at the bank, or even wind down with a few lessons at bedtime. Dip in, dip out, learn something new along the way. Try it–you might just like it.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVisual Aid Publishing Limited
    Release dateJul 29, 2011
    ISBN9781908371096
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      100 Lessons on The Meaning of Life in 100 Words or Less - Roger Horberry

      100 Lessons on the Meaning of Life

      in 100 Words or Less

      by Roger Horberry

      Copyright 2011 Visual Aid Publishing Limited

      Published by Visual Aid Publishing Limited at Smashwords

      Table of Contents

      1. Existentialism

      2. Christianity

      3. Epicureanism

      4. Zoroastrianism

      5. Nihilism

      6. Pragmatism

      7. Judaism

      8. Hinduism

      9. Shinto

      10. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

      11. Platonism

      12. Cynicism

      13. Kantianism

      14. Secular Humanism

      15. Sikhism

      16. Absurdism

      17. Postmodernism

      18. Logical Positivism

      19. Confucianism

      20. Islam

      21. Aristotelianism

      22. Bahá’í

      23. Biology

      24. Neuroscience

      25. Buddhism

      26. Classical Liberalism

      27. Sigmund Freud

      28. Dalai Lama

      29. Utilitarianism

      30. Jainism

      31. Carl Jung

      32. Taoism

      33. Stoicism

      34. William Shakespeare

      35. Transhumanism

      36. Søren Kierkegaard

      37. Materialism

      38. Monty Python

      39. Mormonism

      40. Biophysics

      41. Scientific Pantheism

      42. Tenrikyo

      43. Instinctivism

      44. Dialectical Materialism

      45. Evolution theory

      46. Jean-Paul Sartre

      47. Franz Kafka

      48. Positive psychology

      49. Cargo cults

      50. Quantum mind

      51. Authenticity

      52. Arthur Schopenhauer

      53. Science

      54. Cao Đài

      55. Leo Tolstoy

      56. Viktor Frankl

      57. Seicho-no-Ie

      58. John Locke

      59. Stanley Kubrick

      60. Cheondo

      61. Death

      62. Richard Dawkins

      63. The Purpose Driven Life

      64. Objectivism

      65. Happiness

      66. HRH Prince Philip

      67. The Cyrenaics

      68. Carpe Diem

      69. Bertrand Russell

      70. Daniel Dennett

      71. God

      72. Afterlife

      73. Responsibility

      74. Spinoza

      75. Belief

      76. Success

      77. Altruism

      78. Life itself

      79. Love

      80. Transcendence

      81. Quentin Crisp

      82. Blaise Pascal

      83. Terror Management Theory

      84. Deism

      85. Zen

      86. Hare Krishna

      87. Aldous Huxley

      88. Ayn Rand

      89. Michel de Montaigne

      90. Mohandas Gandhi

      91. Johann Goethe

      92. Hermann Hesse

      93. Kabbalah

      94. George Bernard Shaw

      95. Henry David Thoreau

      96. Christopher Hitchens

      97. Matthew Arnold

      98. Oscar Wilde

      99. Albert Einstein

      100. Jean Baudrillard

      Colophon

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      Existentialism

      Existentialism established itself in the wake of WWII and suggests the meaning of life is to make our own meaning. Life, existentialist thinkers like Sartre pronounced through a haze of Gauloises smoke, is about self-determination—God can’t help; only you can decide how to live. That’s a distinctly mixed blessing; freedom is scary stuff, and ultimately means each of us is alone in an empty universe. For existentialists it’s not about the meaning of life, but the meaninglessness of life. It’s easy to see how this caught the mood post-1945 and inspired a thousand art house movies.

      Christianity

      According to the Gospel of St. John, the meaning of life is simple: to seek divine salvation through the grace of God and intercession of Christ. We were created as perfect beings, but after that unfortunate incident with the apple and the serpent, things went downhill. But not to worry, when we accept Jesus we remove the barrier sin creates between man and God, and in effect get a second chance at salvation (hence the whole he died that we might live thing). So for Christians the meaning of life is clear: Believe, be reborn in Christ, and be saved.

      Epicureanism

      For Epicurus, an ancient Greek philosopher who died in 270 BC, the meaning of life was to attain tranquillity through the pursuit of simple pleasures. Unfortunately, poor Epicurus was slandered from day one. He was accused of advocating indulgence when all he was really interested in was reducing pain. For Epicurus, good

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