In search of the Meaning of Life - International Conference 16th-17th June

IInstitute of Philosophy, University of Gdańsk invite you to an International Conference:

In search of the Meaning of Life

Gdańsk, 16th-17th June 2023

The meaning of life is one of the most fundamental philosophical problems. Long neglected, it has lately been “rediscovered” by philosophers from the analytic tradition.  According to Thaddeus Metz “Two decades ago, analytic reflection on life’s meaning was described as a “backwater” compared to that on well-being or good character […].”Today, it is no longer true as the volume of literature on the subject has dramatically increased.

This surge of interest in the field of the meaning of life has generated significant growth in ways of understanding this old question. This broad catalog of approaches to the issue and divergent definitions of terms relevant to the discourse have become a problem of their own. Most importantly, how should we understand the very question of the meaning of life?

Our conference aims to explore the topic of the meaning of life on two levels:

• What are the necessary conditions of a reasonable theory/concept of the meaning of life?
• What is (the) meaning of life?

Our keynote speakers:

• Mirela Oliva
• John Cottingham
• Tim Mawson
• James Tartaglia

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