This book addresses the question of the meaning of life from the point of view of a novel interpretation of Aristotle's teleology. Critically engaging with the work of the post-war existentialists, the author proposes that the question of the meaning of being should be approached using different assumptions based on the notion of flourishing and virtue. Informed by Alasdair MacIntyre's critique of modernity, the book provides a novel account of the relationship between existence, meaning and excellence, and contributes to debates on the nature of art and genius. As such, it will appeal to…mehr
This book addresses the question of the meaning of life from the point of view of a novel interpretation of Aristotle's teleology. Critically engaging with the work of the post-war existentialists, the author proposes that the question of the meaning of being should be approached using different assumptions based on the notion of flourishing and virtue. Informed by Alasdair MacIntyre's critique of modernity, the book provides a novel account of the relationship between existence, meaning and excellence, and contributes to debates on the nature of art and genius. As such, it will appeal to philosophers and social theorists with interests in existentialism and moral philosophy.
Andrius Bielskis is Professor of Political Philosophy at Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, and Professor of Philosophy at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania. He is the author of Towards a Postmodern Understanding of the Political: from Genealogy to Hermeneutics and co-editor of Virtue and Economy: Essays on Morality and Markets and Debating with the Lithuanian New Left: Terry Eagleton, Joel Bakan, Alex Demirovic, Urlich Brand.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface and Acknowledgements 1. European Modernity in the Light of the History of the Entropy of Meaning: A Philosophical Analysis 2. A Philosophical Critique of Existentialism 3. A Revival of Aristotelian Practical Philosophy: The Case of Alasdair MacIntyre - Practice Unity of Life and Tradition 4. Existence Meaning Excellence 5. Art as a Structure of Meaning 6. Conclusion: Modernity Reconsidered Index
Preface and Acknowledgements 1. European Modernity in the Light of the History of the Entropy of Meaning: A Philosophical Analysis 2. A Philosophical Critique of Existentialism 3. A Revival of Aristotelian Practical Philosophy: The Case of Alasdair MacIntyre - Practice Unity of Life and Tradition 4. Existence Meaning Excellence 5. Art as a Structure of Meaning 6. Conclusion: Modernity Reconsidered Index
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