Ⅰ. Man and Death Death is the most profound and significant fact of life. In the Western Culture, the fact of death alone gives true depth to the quesion as to the meaning of life. Life in this world has meaning just because there is death. Ⅱ. View of Death in Western Culture For Western people, the conciousness of death is the opposing element to life. For death is always in the shadow of the delight of life. Their view of death are found clearly through: 1. The conception of time 2. Philosophical thinking 3. Religion 4. Mythology 5. Literature 6. Sexual liberalism 7. Attitude toward death 8. Results of the questionnaires about death Ⅲ. The Relationship between the Attitudes toward Death and Life in Western Culture Life is a constant struggle against death and a partial dying of the human body and human soul. This relationship between death and life is especially clear in: 1. Positive attitude toward life 2. Quantitative and sensate values 3. State of alienation in life Ⅳ. The Relationship between the View of Life and Death and that of Education in Western Culture Educational points of view in Idealism, Realism, Pragmatism and Existentialism are constantly projecting the view of life and death of Western Culture. Western education always emphasizes the realistic living values, pursues the actual way of life and explores practical useful knowledge instead of wisdom or insight to comprehend the meaning of life and death as a wholeness.