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The Purpose of Life. An Eastern Philosophical Vision.
Carlo Filice
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Description for The Purpose of Life. An Eastern Philosophical Vision.
Paperback. Suppose that this world is not an accident, but an expression of a divine super-mind. This book boldly contends that divine motives are guided by values that exist objectively, defending a cosmic vision that has been prominent in the Indian subcontinent for thousands of years. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 234.
Suppose that this world is not an accident, but an expression of a divine super-mind. What might motivate a divine super-mind to express itself? This book boldly contends that divine motives are guided by values that exist objectively. We exist to realize and enhance such values. This text defends a cosmic vision that has been prominent in the Indian subcontinent for thousands of years-a vision often embraced within the New Age movement. However, its defense here is strictly philosophical. Filice argues that even as characters in an imaginative divine game we still carry independent value, that a world governed by ... Read more
Suppose that this world is not an accident, but an expression of a divine super-mind. What might motivate a divine super-mind to express itself? This book boldly contends that divine motives are guided by values that exist objectively. We exist to realize and enhance such values. This text defends a cosmic vision that has been prominent in the Indian subcontinent for thousands of years-a vision often embraced within the New Age movement. However, its defense here is strictly philosophical. Filice argues that even as characters in an imaginative divine game we still carry independent value, that a world governed by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
Number of Pages
158
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761855828
SKU
V9780761855828
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About Carlo Filice
Carlo Filice is professor of philosophy at SUNY Geneseo. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Champaign. His areas of expertise include philosophy of religion, ethics, and comparative religious ideas.
Reviews for The Purpose of Life. An Eastern Philosophical Vision.
Carlo Filice’s The Purpose of Life is an intriguing book for anyone who feels the pull of philosophy as the search for wisdom, and it would be a terrific book to use near the end of an introductory course in philosophy or even in a culminating experience for undergraduate majors. . . .[A] rich resource for teaching, as well as ... Read more