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Stewart Goetz | Joshua W. Seachris

What is this thing called The Meaning of Life?

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Cosmic Significance
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Euthyphro's Dilemma
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Fawn's Suffering
Fawn’s Suffering
God's Reason
God’s Reason
Good Life
Hat Man
Hedonistic View
Hum Drum
Human Suffering
immortality
Instrumentally Evil
Intrinsic Goodness
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Perfect Happiness
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Soul's Existence
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teleological inquiry
Terrestrial Significance
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Uncaring Universe
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Product details

  • ISBN 9780415786768
  • Weight: 526g
  • Dimensions: 174 x 246mm
  • Publication Date: 21 Apr 2020
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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What are we asking when we ask, "What is the meaning of life?"? Can there be meaning without God? Is a happy life a meaningful life? Can an immoral life be meaningful? Does our suffering have meaning? Does death threaten meaning?

What is this thing called The Meaning of Life? provides an engaging and stimulating introduction to philosophical thinking about life’s meaning. Goetz and Seachris provide the reader with accessible examples, before looking at the main theoretical approaches to meaning and key philosophers associated with them. Topics covered include:

  • What does the question, "What is the meaning of life?", even mean?
  • Does life have a purpose?
  • What is valuable?
  • Do we matter?
  • Does life (or my life) make any sense?
  • Is there any meaning in suffering?
  • Does death threaten meaning?
  • Would immortality be good or bad news for us?

With boxed summaries of key concepts and noteworthy examples, discussion questions, and suggestions for further reading included within each chapter, this book is the ideal introduction to life’s meaning for philosophy students coming to the subject for the first time.
About Joshua W. Seachris | Stewart Goetz

Stewart Goetz is Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Ursinus College, USA.

Joshua W. Seachris is Assistant Teaching Professor of Philosophy and Program Director at the Center for Philosophy of Religion, University of Notre Dame, USA.