Søren Kierkegaard's and Jean-Paul Sartre's conception towards meaning of life

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2019 in the subject Philosophy - General Essays, Eras, grade: A, Mekelle University (Mekelle University), course: Senior Essay Project, language: English, abstract: The focus of this paper is to explore how existentialists have approached the question "What is meaning of life?" Throughout time this question has vexed humans. This study does so through recourse to the philosophies of Arthur Schopenhauer, Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger, Albert Camus, and give more emphasis on Soren Kierkegaard and Jean-Paul-Sartre arguments. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to analysis some existential philosophers¿ arguments towards the meaning of life and to show how much the question of the meaning of life is influential.

This philosophical question "What is the meaning of life" is come as human exists and it has received especial attention in philosophy world many philosophers dealt with this question. In doing so, this senior essay discusses the main arguments of the above philosopher in detail. This paper gives kind of reminder or introduction for people to search their own meaning of life.