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Julian Young - The Death of God and the Meaning of Life - 9780415841139 - V9780415841139
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The Death of God and the Meaning of Life

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What is the meaning of life? In today's secular, post-religious scientific world, this question has become a serious preoccupation. But it also has a long history: many major philosophers have thought deeply about it, as Julian Young so vividly illustrates in this thought-provoking second edition of The Death of God and the Meaning of Life.

Three new chapters explore Søren Kierkegaard’s attempts to preserve a Christian answer to the question of the meaning of life, Karl Marx's attempt to translate this answer into naturalistic and atheistic terms, and Sigmund Freud’s deep pessimism about the possibility of any version of such an ... Read more

Fully revised and updated throughout, this highly engaging exploration of fundamental issues will captivate anyone who’s ever asked themselves where life’s meaning (if there is one) really lies. It also makes a perfect historical introduction to philosophy, particularly to the continental tradition.

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Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415841139
SKU
V9780415841139
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About Julian Young
Julian Young is William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Humanities in the Department of Philosophy at Wake Forest University, USA. He is the author of 11 books, including Schopenhauer (Routledge, 2005), Friedrich Nietzsche: A Philosophical Biography, which won the Association of American Publishers' 2010 PROSE award for philosophy, and The Philosophy of Tragedy: from Plato to Žižek (2013).

Reviews for The Death of God and the Meaning of Life
Praise for the previous edition: 'This book is excellent as a weekend read, yet is sectioned perfectly for use as a course text; it is absolutely a worthwhile read for professional philosophers and students of philosophy alike, as well as anyone who has ever wondered about "the meaning of life".' – Dialogue 'This inventive and consistently engaging book ... Read more

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