Meaning of Life
What is the Meaning of Life?
The Research Focus approaches this broad question initially by attempting to define it more precisely. How can “meaning” be interpreted and is it necessarily bound to a certain direction? Which dimensions of “life” does the question address? Does it refer to individual life, to the human species, or to life in general? In cooperation between various different academic disciplines, contexts will be discussed in which the question of the meaning of life, or rather meaning in life, will be posed.
Working Group
- Prof. Dr. Monika Betzler (Philosophy, LMU)
- Prof. Dr. Sven Nyholm (Philosophy, LMU)
- Prof. Dr. Markus Paulus (Psychology, LMU)
- Prof. Dr. Juliane Prade-Weiss (Literature Studies, LMU)
Visiting Fellow
Colorado State University
Psychology
Events
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21 OctDie Sinnlosigkeit des Lebens. Ein Fehlschluss?Prof. Dr. Christof Rapp (LMU) | Chair: Prof. Dr. Monika Betzler (LMU)
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29 Oct###Der Vortrag wird verschoben### Sinn im Leben, Sinn des Lebens, Sinn der Welt. Annäherungen an den Sinnbegriff bei Viktor FranklProf. Dr. Alexander Batthyány (Budapest/Wien) | Chair: Prof. Dr. Markus Paulus (LMU)
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28 Jan—29 JanHow Do Human Beings Experience Meaning in Life? Concepts from Various Disciplines
Workshop organized by the members of the CAS Research Focus “Meaning of Life”.
Lecture Series "The Meaning of Life"
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17 Apr—29 JunLecture Series, Summer Semester 2026 – “The Meaning of Life”The lecture series is part of the CAS Research Focus “Meaning of Life“.
Nobel Prize Laureate Paul Nurse and Christof Rapp: “What is Life?”
17 Apr 2026
Video: What is the meaning of life?
Literary scholar Juliane Prade-Weiss, philosopher Monika Betzler, and palliative care physician Claudia Bausewein provide answers.
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Horst Antes: Nestor, Telemach (Album Leaf 4)
Nestor, Telemach (Album Leaf 4), 1966/67 was part of the exhibition Horst Antes – Kopffüßler, which the artist Horst Antes showed at CAS in the winter semester 2020/21.