Meaninig of Life

  • 427

    Plato

    Born in 427 BC, Plato offered a spectacular outlook on life. He said "Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others." Which tells us that he went by the rule "treat others the way you want to be treated." BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2014.
  • Jan 26, 600

    David

    In the 7th century, David had many writings someone could relate to life philosophy. His idea of a life philosophy was to make a commitment to one thing and stick with your commitment. Wildberg, Christian. "David." Stanford University. Stanford University, 08 Sept. 2003. Web. 26 Jan. 2014.
  • Jan 26, 1100

    Joane Petrizi

    Joane thinks that everyone should trive for goodness and unity within themselves. Iremadze, Tengiz. "Joane Petrizi." Stanford University. Stanford University, 29 Aug. 2006. Web. 26 Jan. 2014.
  • Jan 26, 1325

    Gregory of Remini

    Gregory had an economical outlook basically saying to be smart with your money to be happy. Schabel, Christopher. "Gregory of Rimini." Stanford University. Stanford University, 24 Sept. 2001. Web. 26 Jan. 2014.
  • Jan 26, 1363

    Jean Gerson

    Jean Gerson was a political philosopher whos outlook on life was to believe what you want to believe, as he was a Nominalist. Kilcullen, John. "Medieval Political Philosophy." Stanford University. Stanford University, 14 July 2006. Web. 26 Jan. 2014.
  • Rene Descartes

    Descartes was all about living life calmly and smart. He wrote many books and wa really into meditation which is a calm thing containing a lot of thinking. He is also considered the first "modern" philosopher. Smith, Kurt. "Descartes' Life and Works." Stanford University. Stanford University, 09 Apr. 2001. Web. 24 Jan. 2014.
  • Robert Desgabets

    Like Rene Descartes, he believed in living loically and not oo fast, as he studied Cartesianism. Easton, Patricia. "Robert Desgabets." Stanford University. Stanford University, 23 Mar. 2001. Web. 24 Jan. 2014.
  • John Locke

    My understanding of his writings are that he accomplished human limits and to stay inside them, but still live for something. Uzgalis, William. "John Locke." Stanford University. Stanford University, 02 Sept. 2001. Web. 26 Jan. 2014.
  • William James

    William James says that the primary goal of life is to be happy in whatever you are doing or anything that happens. "Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy." James, William []. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Jan. 2014.
  • Georg Lukács

    He says life is to be given a form in which you have to shape out on your own. This is a way of saying live your own life. Stahl, Titus. "Georg [György] Lukács." Stanford University. Stanford University, 04 Nov. 2013. Web. 24 Jan. 2014.
  • Arthur Prior

    He thought that life should be logical and to be smart, much like Descartes. Copeland, B. Jack. "Arthur Prior." Stanford University. Stanford University, 07 Oct. 1996. Web. 26 Jan. 2014.
  • Socrates

    Socrates went along with te idea of honesty. He once said "An honest man is always a child." which tells us he really emphasized honesty. BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 23 Jan. 2014.
  • Elias

    His idea of life was to live as best as you can. His writings seemed to focus on being perfect as he described what the ideal person should be like and what things they should do. Wildberg, Christian. "Elias." Stanford University. Stanford University, 11 Feb. 2003. Web. 26 Jan. 2014.
  • Aristotle

    Aristotles logic is to live for "what it is to be" which meant live for the future. Smith, Robin. "Aristotle's Logic." Stanford University. Stanford University, 18 Mar. 2000. Web. 26 Jan. 2014.
  • John Scottus Eriugena

    My intake of his writings are that you should express yourself. Moran, Dermot. "John Scottus Eriugena." Stanford University. Stanford University, 28 Aug. 2003. Web. 26 Jan. 2014.