Abstract:
Life and death are fundamental antinomian concepts of human existence. Life as a process of becoming gives us the chance to realize ourselves
personally and professionally. Man’s attitude towards the value of life, in
different historical periods, was different: for the ancient man, life is a
complex process, which sums up contemplative and moral aspects, which
would help him delimit truth from falsehood, value from non-value, etc.;
for the medieval man, the moral life is in close correlation with the observance of church canons, intelligence being defined as the main instrument
of morality; for the modern man, life holds supreme value; the postmodern
man is confused and uncertain, discussing contradictory issues related to
the meaning and value of life in the context of multiple overlapping crises
(spiritual, moral, political, etc.).