The Meaning of Life: A Reader - Couverture souple

Klemke, Professor Of Philosophy E. D.; Cahn, Professor Of Philosophy Steven M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0190674199 ISBN 13 : 9780190674199

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 2017

Synopsis

The Meaning of Life is the preeminent anthology on the topic. Featuring twenty-five insightful selections by prominent philosophers, it serves as an ideal core text for courses on the meaning of life and introduction to philosophy courses where the topic is emphasized. In Part I the articles defend the view that without faith in God, life has no meaning or purpose. In Part II the selections oppose this claim, defending instead a nontheistic, humanistic alternative―that life can have meaning even in the absence of theistic commitment. In Part III the readings address whether the question of the meaning of life is itself meaningful. A new Part IV on the end of life raises issues about how understanding death affects our understanding of the meaning of life.

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À propos de l'auteur

The late E.D. Klemke was Professor of Philosophy at Iowa State University, where he taught for more than twenty years. Steven M. Cahn is Professor of Philosophy at the City University of New York Graduate Center.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0190674199
• ISBN 13: 9780190674199
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 4
• Nombre de pages: 272
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