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Manifesting the Meaning of Life … S. Azimi Terambanian et al (65
meaning of life, self-reflection, language and the world.
and contemplation of death During this period, he also
are prominent features of this postulates theories regarding
work. It presents a worldview the nature of human interaction
that profoundly influences the with the world, which narrates
philosophy of contemporary his relationship with the world
human life. in the light of eternal meaning
and horizon.
3. Meaning from the
Perspective of Eternity 4. Sayable or Showable
Perhaps the simplest way to The most significant legacy
enter Ludwig Wittgenstein's that Wittgenstein leaves in the
philosophy is through Tractatus is the “Theory of
understanding “Meaning” and Visual Meaning”. In this theory,
how it has been interpreted in language possesses an inherent
each stage of life. pictorial quality, to the extent
The key to grasping that the structure of language
Wittgenstein's initial thoughts reflects the structure of the
is his “Theory of Pictorial world. (Wittgenstein, 2001: 74)
Meaning”, which delves into According to Wittgenstein,
defining the limits of philosophy language is meaningful only
through an analysis of the within the boundaries of the
problem of meaning, the world, but some propositions
function of language, and its clearly go beyond the world.
relationship with the world. Therefore, all philosophical,
In “Tractatus Logico- logical, aesthetic, and ethical
Philosophicus”, Wittgenstein propositions, as well as concepts
justifies meaning through the such as the meaning of life
connection established between and eternity, deal with what
