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What are the three views?

The three views generally refer to the world view, values, outlook on life, which is recognized by most people, they are dialectically united, interacting with each other, and the noble truth, goodness and beauty for the pursuit of the three views of the goal.

Worldview is people's general and fundamental view of the world.

Values are based on the cognition, understanding, judgment or choice made on top of certain human thinking senses.

Life view is the view of life, that is, the view of the purpose, value and meaning of human existence.

Expanded Information

There have been the following representative outlooks on life in human history:

1) Hedonistic outlook on life. It starts from the biological instincts of human beings, attributes human life to the process of satisfying human physiological needs, and proposes that the pursuit of sensual pleasures and the maximum satisfaction of material enjoyment of life is the only purpose of life.

②Misanthropic view of life. Religious misanthropy believes that life is an abyss of suffering, full of all kinds of trouble and pain, and that the only way to be truly liberated is to get rid of vulgarity and extinguish desires.

3 asceticism. It regards human desires, especially physical desires, as the root of all evils and advocates the extermination of human desires and the practice of asceticism.

④ Happiness-ist view of life. One view emphasizes that personal happiness is the highest purpose and value of life; another view emphasizes personal happiness as well as the happiness of others and the happiness of the public ****, and believes that the pursuit of public **** happiness is the highest purpose and value of life.

⑤Optimistic outlook on life. It believes that the future of social development is bright, the purpose of life is to pursue social civilization and progress, in the pursuit of truth, a positive and optimistic attitude towards life.