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Albert Camus wrote, in ‘The Myth of Sisyphus,’ that there is only one serious philosophical problem, and this whether to kill oneself. For Camus, what makes this a philosophical problem is that it connects to the issue of whether life is worth living, and this in turn, connects to the meaning of life. Which makes the meaning of life the most urgent questions.

But Camus is not saying, or at least shouldn’t be saying, that people can bear to live only if they have an explicit answer to the question of the meaning of life. I have some older family membrs who have lived, and are living, rich lives, and if you asked them about the maning of life, they would snort and roll their eyes. You can have a great life and never think about this question.

Not everyone agreed with me on this. For some philosophers, questioning the meaning of life is required in order to have a meaningful life. Casey Woodling* writes, “one didsovers this meaning or significance by evaluating one’s life and meditating on it; by taking a step back from the everyday and thinking about one’s life in a different way. If one doesn’t do this, then one’s life has no meaning or significance . . . This comes close to Socrates famous saying that the unexamined life is not worth living. I would venture to say that the unexamined life has no meaning.” ~ Page 153/159

* Casey Woodling is Senior Lecturer in the Philosophy and Religious Studies Department at Coastal Carolina in Conway, South Carolina.
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