Philosophy and old age

, "The Meaning of Life in Old Age" The Author's question is, what is the meaning of life? Most people look to psychology for the meaning of life rather than religion and philosophy. This question has an effect on how one thinks about the social system, about the ethics, about politics and about the daily activities of one's life. Modern philosophers believe life can maintain meaning in old age even if life as a whole does …

…grow old gracefully and have the understanding to be able to achieve this where as Nagel thinks nothing matters and too much effort is being put forth in day to day life because everyone is going to die anyway. This is true everyone is going to die any way but if people did no put some type of importance or purpose in life to give their life meaning, life would be terribly long and miserable.