Abstract

VINIEGRA VELAZQUEZ, Leonardo. To live well: health care or life project? Part II. Bol. Med. Hosp. Infant. Mex. [online]. 2016, vol.73, n.4, pp.283-290. ISSN 1665-1146.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmhimx.2016.01.003.

On the basis that life project as the driving force behind the life experience, the quest for human dignity is the way for true progress and the improvement of human condition. It's pointed out the need to be aware of the meaning of life understanding the motives behind our will to live that is the antecedent of life project.

The proposed life project is a cognitive adventure, capable of transcending consumerism, individualism and passivity, toward the creation of a more inclusive world where the improvement spiritual, intellectual and moral can be viable.

Said life project entails: a) A primary need: to link oneself with like-minded people that synergize against the prevailing order b) A core: The everlasting struggle for sublimated dignity c) A desideratum: The well-being of the majority d) An unavoidable purpose: The creation of a suitable world build on different ethical, political, lawful, cognitive and ecological foundations.

In conclusion, this paper analyzes the influence of projects with an alternate proposal to the endeavors centered in healthcare that favor individualism, passivity and the current status quo. The best example of said alternate proposals is the commonly called “good death”.

Keywords : Meaning of life; Life project; Life experience; Dignity; Individualism; Social passivity; Good death.

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