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Meaning in Life
Full title: | Meaning in Life |
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ISBN: | 9780199599318 |
ISBN 10: | 0199599319 |
Authors: | Metz, Thaddeus |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Edition: | 1 |
Num. pages: | 269 |
Binding: | Hardcover |
Language: | en |
Published on: | 2014 |
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Synopsis
What Makes A Person's Life Meaningful? Thaddeus Metz Argues That No Existing Theory Does Full Justice To The Key Requirements Of Morality, Enquiry, And Creativity. He Offers A New Answer To The Question: Meaning In Life Is A Matter Of Intelligence Contoured Toward Fundamental Conditions Of Human Existence. Introduction -- The Concept Of Meaning -- The Bearer Of Meaning -- The Value Of Meaning -- Purpose Theory I: Questioning Motivations -- Purpose Theory Ii: Advancing Objections -- Non-purposive Supernaturalism -- Rejecting Supernaturalism -- Subjectivism -- Objectivism I: Being Attracted, Meriting Attraction, And Promoting Consequences -- Objectivism Ii: Non-concequentialism -- Objectivism Iii: The Fundamentality Theory -- Conclusion: The Fine Game Of Nil. Thaddeus Metz. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.