Brief Discussion Of Contemporary Social Life

Cognition of life, are fundamental views or opinions on general issues in human life, which formed in the observation or consideration of life issues, then provide guideline for practice of life reversely. On the process of subsistence and development of human beings, unavoidably, diverse difficult problems would be needed to answer and address. On contacting with and addressing life problems hereinbefore, gradually, various feeling of life would be grown up, and different conceptions and cognition would be formed. The discussion on the philosophy of life is an agelong and evergreen topic. Throughout the ages, philosophers never stopped exploring the essence of philosophy of life, and gave different answers, which substantially or superficially influenced the social life in which they live in. Individuals live in different ages, or with different experiences and knowledge in the same age, would have different cognition of life. But a common ground exists, i.e. individuals'correct direction of life successes would not determined until correct philosophy of life, i.e. the meaning, value, and vision, was set down.Looking into the current society, material living condition of human being is substantially improved by the rapid development of science and technology, but we cannot but to recognize that the development in the field of mentality is relatively lagged, the imbalance between spirit and material as well as between science and philosophy causes the alienation of human mentality, thus, human beings in puzzle start to discuss cognition of life on philosophical level. Meanwhile, the survival of individuals can not keep away from the social environment. The life of individuals would not be meaningful until the individuals'development keep pace with the social progress. Nowadays, Under the background of Harmony Society is promoted, further discussion on the meaning of life, enhancing individuals self-cultivation, forming correct cognition of life, and endeavoring to obtain individuals'harmony, undoubtedly have strongly practical significance.Commonness, which hides behind the diversity of cognition of life, is that the discussion on the cognition of life must stand on fundamental theory of materialism, whose essence must be calibrated to reflect objective's basic law. So, theoretical study on methodology is necessary for discussion on cognition of life. The paper, thorough the analysis on the appearance of things as well as human subjectivity and objectivity, points out that cognition of life is dominated by subject and object, as well as cognition of life is exists in the perceptive form. To analyze cognition of life, proper observation and examination method must be grasped. But the shortcoming of traditional rational thinking is that human beings'subject is not separated from object. So the key point of proper observation and examination method is to observe materials out of appearance, to observe materials intuitionally, in additional, reflective examination method should be applied in the process of observation.After having clearly reorganization of cognition of life on the level of methodology, it is easy to say that there are two adversary cognition of life, i.e. pessimism and optimism. Pessimistic cognition of life consider that time is unknowable, and space is nothingness, therefore life of individual is very short and tiny in the history, pursue wealth and fame and other extrinsic things does not have positive significance. Pessimistic also believe that the life is nothingness and unavoidably come to the end, temporary happiness or sadness eventually would return to zero, and the common conception of happiness is galliardise is neither reliable, because the reflection of sadness play more important role in the life. From the optimistic view, the survival of the human is free, as long as have correct way, you can dig out the inner spirit of the infinite, to achieve the freedom of the will. So that we can properly face the pain of life and death, recognizing the journey of life should include a broader meaning, and is pain makes a more complete and enriched life.Finished he philosophical discussion on cognition of life, and clarify the significance of life, a realistic problem comes out, which is how to make the existence of individuals more meaningful for themselves, for others and for society. On the one hand, individuals should establish a correct concept of happiness, and keep in memory that the way to happiness lies on pursuing peace of mind and keeping non-slack of body; on the other hand, individuals must o realize that their own values is closely linked to the social development and the national fate, so individual should shoulder social responsibility, make good relation with others and social, to promote a harmony society through individuals'harmony.