The graduation thesis titled THE MEANING OF LIFE AND THE TRANSCENDENTAL focuses on the link between the existence of transcendentality and the meaning of life. It features an overview of philosophers' works which prove the existence of transcendentality and the critique of the works. The problem is also viewed from a theological point of view. We have seen that there is a substantial difference between the god of philosophers and the God of religion - philosophers consider god to be an object, whereas theologians consider God to be an entity (person). The graduation thesis is an anthropological view on humans as beings of three dimensions: the physical, the psychological and the spiritual; it gives special attention to humans as transcendental beings. The thesis poses a question - when do humans start wandering about the meaning of life; there were three answers: human nature (thinking entity) is the one which primarily drives humans to ask about the meaning of life. Secondly, humans are driven by doubt. The last finding is that humans start asking about the meaning of life when they see fully the uncertainty and lack of meaning of their lives. The question how much free will humans actually have was answered in the following manner: their free will lies in the decisions and responsibilities for their lives. An essential link between transcendentality and the meaning of life was not found. The meaning of life cannot be fully substantiated without transcendentality.
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