Stewart Goetz, Joshua W Seachris

What is this thing called The Meaning of Life?

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An engaging introduction to philosophical thinking about life's meaning. Goetz and Seachris provide the reader with accessible examples, before looking at the main theoretical approaches to meaning and key philosophers associated with them. Ideal for students coming to the subject for the first time.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 190
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 531g
• ISBN-13: 9780415786768
• ISBN-10: 0415786762
• Artikelnr.: 59380537

Autorenporträt

Stewart Goetz is Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Ursinus College, USA. Joshua W. Seachris is Assistant Teaching Professor of Philosophy and Program Director at the Center for Philosophy of Religion, University of Notre Dame, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 1. The meaning of life's meaning 2. Meaning and purpose 3. Meaning
and significance I: Value 4. Meaning and significance II: Mattering 5.
Meaning and sense-making 6. Meaning and evil 7. Meaning, death, and
immortality. Appendix I: (One type of) mid- or quarter-life crisis
Appendix II: Buddhism and the Meaning of Life Glossary of Terms
Bibliography Index