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Meaning of Life by E. D. Klemke and Steven M. Cahn (2017, Trade Paperback)

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ISBN
9780190674199

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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0190674199
ISBN-13
9780190674199
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Product Key Features

Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Meaning of Life
Subject
General
Publication Year
2017
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy
Author
E. D. Klemke, Steven M. Cahn
Format
Trade Paperback

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0.6 in
Item Weight
10.6 Oz
Item Length
6 in
Item Width
9.1 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number
4
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2017-001346
Reviews
"The Meaning of Life is the preeminent anthology of classic and contemporary readings on the meaning of life and the philosophy of death. It offers a rich and profound discussion of some of the most fundamental questions of humanistic inquiry. What was already a stellar collection of essays is now even better in this new edition."--Lawrence Nolan, California State University, Long Beach"The Meaning of Life, Fourth Edition, includes in one affordable volume all of the most important and influential writings on the meaning of life."--Erik Wielenberg, DePauw University, "The Meaning of Life is the preeminent anthology of classic and contemporary readings on the meaning of life and the philosophy of death. It offers a rich and profound discussion of some of the most fundamental questions of humanistic inquiry. What was already a stellar collection of essays is now even better in this new edition."--Lawrence Nolan, California State University, Long Beach "The Meaning of Life, Fourth Edition, includes in one affordable volume all of the most important and influential writings on the meaning of life."--Erik Wielenberg, DePauw University
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
128
Table Of Content
*=New to this EditionPreface to the Fourth EditionPreface to the Third EditionPreface to the Second EditionIntroduction. The Question of the Meaning of Life, E. D. KlemkePART ONE. THE THEISTIC ANSWER1. Leo Tolstoy: My Confession2. Philip L. Quinn: The Meaning of Life According to Christianity3. Emil L. Fackenheim: Judaism and the Meaning of Life4. Christopher W. Gowans: The Buddha's Message *5. Henry Rosemont, Jr.: The Confucian Way *PART TWO. THE NONTHEISTIC ALTERNATIVE6. Arthur Schopenhauer: On the Sufferings of the World7. Bertrand Russell: A Free Man's Worship8. Moritz Schlick: On the Meaning of Life9. Albert Camus: The Myth of Sisyphus10. Kurt Baier: The Meaning of Life11. Paul Edwards: The Meaning and Value of Life12. Richard Taylor: The Meaning of Life13. Thomas Nagel: The Absurd14. Joel Feinberg: Absurd Self-Fulfillment15. E. D. Klemke: Living Without Appeal: An Affirmative Philosophy of LifePART THREE. QUESTIONING THE QUESTION16. John Wisdom: The Meanings of the Questions of Life17. Robert Nozick: Philosophy and the Meaning of Life18. Susan Wolf: Meaning in Life19. Christine Vitrano: Meaningful Lives ** PART FOUR. THE END OF LIFE20. Thomas Nagel: Death *21. Bernard Williams: The Makropulos Case: Reflections on the Tedium of Immortality *22. John Martin Fischer: Why Immortality Is Not So Bad 2 *23. Samuel Scheffler: The Afterlife *24. Harry G. Frankfurt: How the Afterlife Matters *25. Susan Wolf: The Significance of Doomsday *About the Contributors
Synopsis
Featuring twenty-five insightful selections by prominent philosophers, literary figures, and religious thinkers, The Meaning of Life serves as an ideal core text for courses on the meaning of life and introduction to philosophy courses where the topic is emphasized. The fourth edition adds selections reflecting Buddhist and Confucian thought and also features a new Part IV on the end of life, raising issues about how our perspectives on death affect our understanding of the meaning of life., Featuring twenty-five insightful selections by prominent philosophers, literary figures, and religious thinkers, The Meaning of Life: A Reader, Fourth Edition, 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. The fourth edition adds selections reflecting Buddhist and Confucian thought and also features a new Part IV on the end of life, raising issues about how our perspectives on death affect our understanding of the meaning of life., Featuring twenty-five insightful selections by prominent philosophers, literary figures, and religious thinkers, The Meaning of Life: A Reader, Fourth Edition, 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 anontheistic, 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. Thefourth edition adds selections reflecting Buddhist and Confucian thought and also features a new Part IV on the end of life, raising issues about how our perspectives on death affect our understanding of the meaning of life.
LC Classification Number
BD431.M4688 2017

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