Axiology of life

The article describes the values of life in various philosophical and religious movements. This work gives the concept of axiology and sense of life. The opinions of ancient philosophers are studied. The article deals with attitude to the problem in Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, and Taoism. Attention is paid to the problem in monotheistic religions - in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The problem of axiology of life is studied through different historical periods (antiquity, middle ages, modern time) and cultural regions - Far East, Middle East, South Asia and Europe. Opinions of Russian philosophers of different periods are presented in the work. Opinions of foreign philosophers who studied the question are presented in the article too. Similarities and differences views on the issue are given in the conclusion of the work.