Exploring the meaning of life: an anthology and guide
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2013
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| Item Description: | "Much more than just an anthology, this survey of humanity's search for the meaning of life includes the latest contributions to the debate, a judicious selection of key canonical essays, and insightful commentary by internationally respected philosophers"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XIV, 491 S. |
| ISBN: | 9780470658796 9780470658789 |
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CONTENTS
NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS PREFACE PERSONAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
GENERAL INTRODUCTION LOSHUA W SEACHRIS
SECTIONI UNDERSTANDINGTHE OUESTIONOF UFE'S MEANING
INTRODUCTION THADDEUS METZ 1.1 WHY FAUL EDWARDS
1.2 UNTANGLING THE QUESTIONS GARRETT THOMSON 1.3 QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
MEANING OFLIFE R. W HEPBURN
1.4 PHILOSOPHY AND THE MEANING OFLIFE ROBERT NOZICK 1.5 THE CONCEPT OF A
MEANINGFUL LIFE THADDEUS METZ
1.6 ASSESSING VIEWS OF LIFE: A SUBJECTIVE AFFAIR?
ARJAN MARKUS
SECTION11 WHAT DOESGODHAVETO DOWITH THE MEANINGOF UFE?
INTRODUCTION LOHN COTTINGHAM 2.1 ECCLESIASTES
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CONTENTS
2.2 ON LIVING IN AN ATOMIC AGE 133
C. S. LEWIS
2.3 IS THE EXISTENCE OF GOD RELEVANT TO THE MEANING OF LIFE? 138
LEFFREY GORDON 2.4 THE ABSURDITY OF LIFE WITHOUT GOD 153
WILLIAM LANE CRAIG 2.5 IS NATURE ENOUGH? 173
LOHN HAUGHT 2.6 RELIGION AND VALUE: THE PROBLEM OF HETERONOMY 183
LOHN COTTINGHAM 2.7 COULD GOD'S PURPOSE BE THE SOURCE OF LIFE'S MEANING?
200
THADDEUS METZ
SECTION11I THE LOSSOF MEANINGIN A WORLDWITHOUTGOD:
PESSIMISTICNATURALISM 219
INTRODUCTION 221
GARRETT THOMSON 3.1 ON THE VANITY OF EXISTENCE 227
ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER 3.2 A FREE MALLS WORSHIP 230
BERTRAND RUSSELL 3.3 THE ABSURD 236
THOMAS NAGEL 3.4 WHY COMING INTO EXISTENCE IS ALWAYS A HARM 245
DAVID BENATAR 3.5 SECULAR PHILOSOPHY AND THE RELIGIOUS TEMPERAMENT 262
THOMAS NAGEL
SECTIONIV FINDINGMEANINGIN A WORLDWITHOUTGOD:
OPTIMISTICNATURALISM 275
INTRODUCTION 277
ERIK]. WIELENBERG 4.1 THE HUMAN WORLD 282
LOHN KEKES
4.2 TIME AND LIFE'S MEANING 296
RICHARD TAYLOR 4.3 THE MEANINGS OF LIVES 304
SUSAN WOLF
4.4 1NTRINSIC VALUE AND MEANINGFUL LIFE 319
ROBERT AUDI 4.5 GOD AND THE MEANING OF LIFE 335
ERIK]. WIELENBERG 4.6 THE VARIETIES OFNON-RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE 353
RICHARD NORMAN
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4.7 EMERGENT RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES 367
URSULA GOODENOUGH
SECTIONV THEMEANINGOF LIFE ANDTHE WAY LIFE ENDS:
DEATH, FUTILITY, AND HOPE 371
INTRODUCTION 373
LOHN MARTIN FISCHER 5.1 A CONFESSION 380
LEO TOLSTOY 5.2 ANNIHILATION 388
STEVEN LUPER-FOY 5.3 WHY 1MMORTALITY 1SNOT SO BAD 404
LOHN MARTIN FISCHER 5.4 THE 1MMORTALITY REQUIREMENT FOR LIFE'S MEANING
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THADDEUS METZ 5.5 HUMAN EXTINCTION AND THE VALUE OF OUR EFFORTS 428
BROOKE ALAN TRISEL 5.6 FREE WILL, DEATH, AND 1MMORTALITY: THE ROLE OF
NARRATIVE 445
LOHN MARTIN FISCHER 5.7 DEATH, FUTILITY, AND THE PROLEPTIC POWER OF
NARRATIVE ENDING 461
LOSHUA W SEACHRIS 5.8 DIVINE HIDDENNESS, DEATH, AND MEANING 481
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