Finding Meaning in an Imperfect World

Landau, Iddo

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“…Above nihilism, some people see this crisis as annihilation. Annihilation nullifies everything and makes life into nothingness (Landau, 2017). When asked about what they think upon perception of COVID-19, some responded: "Ghost town.…”

Section: Annihilationmentioning

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An analysis on the panic during COVID-19 pandemic through an online form

Nicomedes¹,

Avila

2020

Journal of Affective Disorders

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Highlights The level of symptoms of Hypochondriasis, attitude on acquiring COVID-19, Avoidance, and reassurance seeking of the filipinos is moderate. There is a significant difference in the avoidance behavior between residents inside metro manila and outside metro manila. significant difference also shows on the symptoms of hypochondriasis between exposure to COVID-19. COVID-19 panic framework were also conceptualized with the following themes arranged from negative to positive behaviors: Indifference, Annihilation, Nihilism, Paranoia, Sadness, Fear, transmission of Virus, Shock, government Blaming, Anxiety, relating to past Pandemics, worry on Self/Family/Others, information Dissemination, Composure, Compliance, Protection, Cautiousness, Optimism, and health consciousness. The common theme of highestscorers on health anxiety inventory (HAI) were Fear, social distancing and health Consciousness. and information dissemination whereas the lowest scorers show disclosed indifference and Nihilism. On the other hand, both highest and lowest scorers have indistinguishable themes such as social distancing and information dissemination.

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Section: Annihilationmentioning

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An analysis on the panic during COVID-19 pandemic through an online form

Nicomedes¹,

Avila

2020

Journal of Affective Disorders

218

154

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“…5 My attention was drawn to this connection in Wittgenstein byAbbott, 2010. 6 The literature on wonder is covered most extensively in this article; for examples from the philosophy of meaning in life: two recent monographs(Metz, 2013a;Landau, 2017) pay no significant attention to wonder.Wonder, Mystery, and Meaning…”

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Wonder, Mystery, and Meaning

Schinkel

2018

Philosophical Papers

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This paper explores the connection between wonder and meaning, in particular 'the meaning of life', a connection that, despite strong intrinsic connections between wonder and the (philosophical) search for meaning has not yet received any sustained attention. Does wonder 'merely' inspire our search for meaning, or does it also point the way towards meaning? In exploring this question I first engage with Hannah Arendt, then examine the suggestion (by Josef Pieper and Rachel Carson, among others) that the meaning wonder points us to lies in connecting us with the mystery of existence. Can there be meaning in mystery, or is wonder-as a state of being lost for words in the face of mystery-rather antithetical to meaning? This discussion leads to the idea, emphasized in recent writing on wonder, that wonder (also) depends on the meaning we ascribe to things. In the final section I discuss wonder as a potential source of meaning in life, then return to the question whether it can also point towards a deeper meaning of life. I conclude that no purely rational justification can be given for this view, but that this need not detract from the importance of wonder in our lives. Underlying the beauty of the spectacle there is meaning and significance. It is the elusiveness of the meaning that haunts us, that sends us again and again into the natural world where the key to the riddle is hidden.

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“…Further, as Landau (2017, pp. 174–176) points out, when considering the badness of the world one should remember the negative bias in news reporting.…”

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Is Jessie right to end her life?

Landau

2022

The Philosophical Forum

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Presupposing that our consideration of ethical issues can be enriched by examining literary works, this paper focuses on Marsha Norman's play ‘night, Mother. The play describes the last hour and a half in the life of Jessie, a young woman who decides to die by suicide. Before ending her life, Jessie explains to her mother her reasons for her suicide. In the context of the play, these are presented as quite weighty and as, perhaps, justifying her decision. Scholarly research on the play has also treated Jessie's suicide favorably. In this paper I argue that Jessie, and people in similar conditions, are wrong to die by suicide. Among other points, I criticize Jessie's arguments from the impossibility to improve life; the assured termination of suffering; the badness of the world; and the right for suicide. I also criticize arguments in the scholarly literature that view Jessie's suicide favorably, such as the arguments from independence, heroism, authenticity, and emotional closeness.

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Finding Meaning in an Imperfect World

Cited by 75 publications

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An analysis on the panic during COVID-19 pandemic through an online form

An analysis on the panic during COVID-19 pandemic through an online form

Wonder, Mystery, and Meaning

Is Jessie right to end her life?

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