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On the Meaning of Life

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Description for On the Meaning of Life Paperback. The question 'What is the meaning of life?' is one of the oldest and most difficult questions we have ever asked ourselves. John Cottingham asks why we are so preoccupied with this question and assesses some attempts to answer it. Series: Thinking in Action. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 134 x 8. Weight in Grams: 156.

The question 'What is the meaning of life?' is one of the most fascinating, oldest and most difficult questions human beings have ever posed themselves. In an increasingly secularized culture, it remains a question to which we are ineluctably and powerfully drawn.
Drawing skillfully on a wealth of thinkers, writers and scientists from Augustine, Descartes, Freud and Camus, to Spinoza, Pascal, Darwin, and Wittgenstein, On the Meaning of Life breathes new vitality into one of the very biggest questions.

Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Series
Thinking in Action
Condition
New
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415248006
SKU
V9780415248006
Shipping Time
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Ref
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Reviews for On the Meaning of Life
'Cottingham summarises arguments about morality, evolution ... with clarity.' - Steven Poole, The Guardian 'Students are often disappointed with contemporary philosophy for not engaging with the "big questions". They would not be disappointed with this book...The strength of this book lies in the way it handles a mass of philosophical, scientific, literary and religious thought.' -Church Times 'Elegantly ... Read more

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