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The No-Self View and the Meaning of Life

Contributeurs/tricesLe Bihan, Baptisteorcid
Publié dansPhilosophy East and West, vol. 69, no. 2
Date de publication2019
Résumé

Several philosophers, both in Buddhist and Western philosophy, claim that the self does not exist. The no-self view may, at first glance, appear to be a reason to believe that life is meaningless. In the present article, I argue indirectly in favor of the no-self view by showing that it does not entail that life is meaningless. I then examine Buddhism and argue, further, that the no-self view may even be construed as partially grounding an account of the meaning of life.

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  • Eliminativism about the self
  • No-self view
  • Meaning of life
  • Nihilism
  • Existentialism
  • Buddhism
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LE BIHAN, Baptiste. The No-Self View and the Meaning of Life. In: Philosophy East and West, 2019, vol. 69, n° 2. doi: 10.1353/pew.0.0157
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