Journal of Religion and the Contemporary World

Journal of Religion and the Contemporary World

A critical examination of Camus' view on the relationship between religion and the meaning of life

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Phd. Student, Department of Theology and lslamic education, Go.C., Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Theology and lslamic education, Go.C., Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran.
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Theology and lslamic education, Go.C., Islamic Azad University, Ghaem shahr, Iran.
Abstract
In this article, an attempt has been made to examine one of the main concerns of today's mankind, that is, the answer to the question "Is life meaningful?". When we are searching for the meaning of life, we are actually trying to value life and find our place in existence. The issue of the meaning of life has long been the subject of many thoughtful ' discussions. The issue of the meaning of life has long been the subject of many thinkers' discussion and investigation, but in the contemporary world, due to the increasing number of absurdist and nihilistic thoughts, the need to address this issue has become more important. In this regard, Albert Camus 's viewpoint has been examined. Camus 's opinion is human life lacks any meaning that can be learned and achieved, And In order to make life meaningful, man has no choice but forge meaning from within himself. In the end, it has been concluded from these discussions that Camus 's viewpoint is in a way affirming the absurdity of human life and in practice ، it will not help to liberate contemporary man from the mire of absurdity and senselessness.
Keywords

Subjects


Bibliography 
The Holy Quran.
Adler, Alfered. Understanding Life. Translated by Enayatollah Shakiba pour. Tehran: Moasseseye Entesharate Shahriyar, 1971. [In Persian]
Adler, Alfered. What Life Could Mean to You. Translated by Nahide Fakhraie. Tehran: Bongahe tarjome va nashre ketab, 1974. [In Persian]
Alizamani, Amir Abbas. “The Meaning of Meaning of Life”, Philosophy of Religion Research 5 (2007): 59-89. [In Persian]
Asgari yazdi, Ali and Soheila Piroozvand. “A study of Albert Camus' view on the meaning of life and its critique based on the teachings of the Qur'an.” Qabasat 108 )2023(: 5-24. [In Persian]
Bayat, Mohammadreza and Tahere Eshraghi. “Assessment of Thaddeus Metz’s theory about meaning of life.” Journal of Philosophical Investigations 14 (2021): 45-63. [In Persian]
Bayat, Mohammadreza. Religion and Meaning of life in the Analytic Philosophy. Qom: University of Religions and Denominations, 2011. [In Persian]
Camus, Alber. Responsibility of the Artist. Translated by Mostafaa Rahimi.  Tehran: Niloofar, 2006. [In Persian]
Camus, Alber. The Myth of Sisyphus. Translated by Mahmoode Soltaniye. Tehran: Jami, 2011. [In Persian]
Camus, Alber. The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt. Translated by Alireza Faraji. Tehran: Ma’aarefe Dini, 2010. [In Persian]
Company Zare, Mahdi. Marg andishi: Az Gil Gamesh ta Camu. Tehran: Negahe mo’aser, 2011. [In Persian]
Copleston, Frederick Charles.  A History of Philosophy. Translated by Seyyed Jalaledin Mojtabavi. Vol. 1. Tehran: Soroosh, 2001. [In Persian]
Fallah, Raziye. “Moghayeseye ma’naye zendegi az didgah Allame Jafari va John Hick.” Master thesis, Azzahra University, 2009. [In Persian]
Fathi, Ali. “Looking for what meaning? (Review of Camus's view on the meaning of life).” Journal of Religious Thought 19 (2019): 85-102. [In Persian]
Frankena, William Klaas.  Ethics. Translated by Hadi Sadeghi. Qom: ketabe Taha, 2023. [In Persian]
Frankl, Viktor. “Ensan dar jostojooye ma’naaye nahaaee.” Translated by Ahmadreza Mohammad Pour, Theological Reflection and Philosophical Criticism 11 (2006): 2-26. [In Persian]
Frankl, Viktor. Man's Search for Meaning, Tehran: published by Tehran University, 2009. [In Persian]
Kamber, Richard. Philosophy of Camus. Translated by Khashayare Diheymi. Tehran: Tarhe noe, 2006. [In Persian]
Metz, Thaddeus. “Ma’naaye zendegi.” Translated by Zahra Ramenzanlou. Ketabe Mahe Din 45 (1390): 16-28. [In Persian]
Nasiri, Mansoor and Mohaddese Sharifiyan. “The Meaning of Life in Albert Camus' View.” Theological Reflection and Philosophical Criticism 18 (2013): 109-135. [In Persian]
Nigel, Tams. “poochi.” Translated by Hamid Shahriyari. Theological Reflection and Philosophical Criticism 8 )2003(: 92-107. [In Persian]
Rezaie, Ghasem and Mohammad Javad Safiyan. “The Study of Albert Camus’s Approach to the Meaning of Life.”  Research in Contemporary World Literature 2 (2013): 63-77. [In Persian]
Volf, Soozan. “ma’naaye zendegi.” Translated by Mohammad Ali Abdollahi. Theological Reflection and Philosophical Criticism 8 (2003): 27-37. [In Persian]
Send comment about this article
Enter Name.
Enter a valid email address.
Enter a vaid affiliation.
Enter comments (At leaset 10 words)
CAPTCHA Image
Enter Security Code Correctly.