Meaning Of Life In Nietzsche's The Birth Of Tragedy

SUMMARY

What is the meaning of life? Terry Eagleton alludes many other questions that are similar to the question. Not all of these questions have been answered but it possible that there are answers to them and that we might never learn what these answers are. Not knowing what the retort is might also be a part of the answer itself. Therefore it is probable that not knowing the meaning of life is a part of the meaning of life itself. For Nietzsche of The Birth of Tragedy the true meaning of life is much too dreadful to handle, which is why it is important for us to be idealistic in order to keep living. Life as we know it is merely fiction without the fictional component.

Tragedy is one of the meaning-of-life questions that has no positive

In the olden times the people then would have differing opinions than Sartre, for them the meaning of life was Yahweh and his commandment. The question of the meaning of life back then would have a different meaning and rather than its meaning the question would be do you have faith in God? But despite it they were most probably also bothered by questions of who they were and what their purpose was though they were not as troubled by it. Today that is no longer the case due to not everyone believing in God, which is why we of today are more concerned by the meaning of

People, especially religious ones may find this appalling but then again God himself is as well, to his own end, standing, foundation, intention and self-amusement and that only by living this way can human beings be said to take part in his life

For non-believers the main difference between them and the believers is that the importance and resolve of life lie outside it. But even for believers this isn’t reasonably true. In classical theology, God surpasses the world, but figures as a deepness inside it. In Wittgenstein’s words “if there is such a thing as eternal life, it must be here and now. It is the present moment which is an image of eternity, not an infinite succession of such moments.” Did the book answer the question what is the meaning of life? No it did not, for many questions are never fully answered and this is no exception. There will always be differing opinions and no conclusion can ever be brought up due to this. But this does not mean that everything in the book is pointless, in fact it is both fruitful and productive. But in this world where we fail in finding common meanings, it is both frightening and revitalising.