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What does philosophy have to say on the question of the meaning of life? This is one of the founding questions of philosophy and has remained a central problem for philosophers from antiquity through to the Middle Ages and modern period. It may surprise some readers that there has, in fact, been a g...
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| Summary: | What does philosophy have to say on the question of the meaning of life? This is one of the founding questions of philosophy and has remained a central problem for philosophers from antiquity through to the Middle Ages and modern period. It may surprise some readers that there has, in fact, been a good deal of agreement on the answer to this question: the meaning of life is happiness. The Purpose of Life is a serious but engaging exploration and defense of this answer. The central idea that shapes The Purpose of Life is Augustine's assertion that ""It is the decided opinion of all who use thei. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 189 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| 505 | 8 | |a The causal closure principleScience is not the problem; Survival or pleasure: what explains what?; Evolution versus creation; Addendum; Chapter 5 The problem of evil; Skeptical theism, the purpose of life, and the problem of evil; Choice and life plans; Life plans and perfect happiness; A theodicy; The plausibility of my theodicy; Not so fast!; A skeptical theist turned theodicist; Justice as an organic unity; Tying together some loose ends; The experience of evil by beasts; Addendum; Chapter 6 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. | |
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| contents | Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Clarifying the question; What is the meaning of life?; Clarifying questions and answers to them; Perfect happiness; A plausible understanding of "What is the meaning of life?"; A plausible understanding of "What makes life meaningful?"; Euthyphro's objection; A plausible understanding of "Is life meaningful?"; This world, the afterlife, and the soul; Conclusion; Addendum; Chapter 2 Perfect happiness and its atheistic critics; Perfect happiness is not the meaning of life. Perfect happiness: setting the bar too high"Why should I be moral?"; A section not strictly necessary; "Why should I be moral?" again; Is being moral the meaning of life?; Chapter 3 Perfect happiness and its theistic critics; The problem of pleasure; Pleasure cannot be intrinsically good: religious concerns; Pleasure cannot be intrinsically good: philosophical concerns; Is pleasure present in everything we enjoy?; Conclusion; Chapter 4 Purposeful explanation and naturalism; A brief overview; Looking backward versus looking forward; The nature of purposeful explanation; Naturalism. The causal closure principleScience is not the problem; Survival or pleasure: what explains what?; Evolution versus creation; Addendum; Chapter 5 The problem of evil; Skeptical theism, the purpose of life, and the problem of evil; Choice and life plans; Life plans and perfect happiness; A theodicy; The plausibility of my theodicy; Not so fast!; A skeptical theist turned theodicist; Justice as an organic unity; Tying together some loose ends; The experience of evil by beasts; Addendum; Chapter 6 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. |
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| spelling | Goetz, Stewart. The purpose of life : a theistic perspective / Stewart Goetz. London ; New York : Continuum, ©2012. 1 online resource (xiii, 189 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Clarifying the question; What is the meaning of life?; Clarifying questions and answers to them; Perfect happiness; A plausible understanding of "What is the meaning of life?"; A plausible understanding of "What makes life meaningful?"; Euthyphro's objection; A plausible understanding of "Is life meaningful?"; This world, the afterlife, and the soul; Conclusion; Addendum; Chapter 2 Perfect happiness and its atheistic critics; Perfect happiness is not the meaning of life. Perfect happiness: setting the bar too high"Why should I be moral?"; A section not strictly necessary; "Why should I be moral?" again; Is being moral the meaning of life?; Chapter 3 Perfect happiness and its theistic critics; The problem of pleasure; Pleasure cannot be intrinsically good: religious concerns; Pleasure cannot be intrinsically good: philosophical concerns; Is pleasure present in everything we enjoy?; Conclusion; Chapter 4 Purposeful explanation and naturalism; A brief overview; Looking backward versus looking forward; The nature of purposeful explanation; Naturalism. The causal closure principleScience is not the problem; Survival or pleasure: what explains what?; Evolution versus creation; Addendum; Chapter 5 The problem of evil; Skeptical theism, the purpose of life, and the problem of evil; Choice and life plans; Life plans and perfect happiness; A theodicy; The plausibility of my theodicy; Not so fast!; A skeptical theist turned theodicist; Justice as an organic unity; Tying together some loose ends; The experience of evil by beasts; Addendum; Chapter 6 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. What does philosophy have to say on the question of the meaning of life? This is one of the founding questions of philosophy and has remained a central problem for philosophers from antiquity through to the Middle Ages and modern period. It may surprise some readers that there has, in fact, been a good deal of agreement on the answer to this question: the meaning of life is happiness. The Purpose of Life is a serious but engaging exploration and defense of this answer. The central idea that shapes The Purpose of Life is Augustine's assertion that ""It is the decided opinion of all who use thei. Life. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076807 Happiness. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85058807 Bonheur. PHILOSOPHY Movements Humanism. bisacsh Happiness fast Life fast has work: The purpose of life (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCYFvMTP9HGcYRY6b47cmGw https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Goetz, Stewart. Purpose of life. London ; New York : Continuum, ©2012 9781441190352 (DLC) 2012022417 (OCoLC)657603508 |
| spellingShingle | Goetz, Stewart The purpose of life : a theistic perspective / Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Clarifying the question; What is the meaning of life?; Clarifying questions and answers to them; Perfect happiness; A plausible understanding of "What is the meaning of life?"; A plausible understanding of "What makes life meaningful?"; Euthyphro's objection; A plausible understanding of "Is life meaningful?"; This world, the afterlife, and the soul; Conclusion; Addendum; Chapter 2 Perfect happiness and its atheistic critics; Perfect happiness is not the meaning of life. Perfect happiness: setting the bar too high"Why should I be moral?"; A section not strictly necessary; "Why should I be moral?" again; Is being moral the meaning of life?; Chapter 3 Perfect happiness and its theistic critics; The problem of pleasure; Pleasure cannot be intrinsically good: religious concerns; Pleasure cannot be intrinsically good: philosophical concerns; Is pleasure present in everything we enjoy?; Conclusion; Chapter 4 Purposeful explanation and naturalism; A brief overview; Looking backward versus looking forward; The nature of purposeful explanation; Naturalism. The causal closure principleScience is not the problem; Survival or pleasure: what explains what?; Evolution versus creation; Addendum; Chapter 5 The problem of evil; Skeptical theism, the purpose of life, and the problem of evil; Choice and life plans; Life plans and perfect happiness; A theodicy; The plausibility of my theodicy; Not so fast!; A skeptical theist turned theodicist; Justice as an organic unity; Tying together some loose ends; The experience of evil by beasts; Addendum; Chapter 6 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. Life. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076807 Happiness. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85058807 Bonheur. PHILOSOPHY Movements Humanism. bisacsh Happiness fast Life fast |
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