Open AccessThe No-Self View and the Meaning of Life
Author(s) -
Baptiste Le Bihan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
philosophy east and west
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.233
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1529-1898
pISSN - 0031-8221
DOI - 10.1353/pew.0.0157
Subject(s) - buddhism , meaning (existential) , epistemology , philosophy , meaning of life , self , buddhist philosophy , theology
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. The present article argues indirectly in favor of the no-self view by showing that it does not entail that life is meaningless. Then Buddhism is examined, and it is argued further that the no-self view may even be construed as partially grounding an account of the meaning of life.
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