Meaning of Life

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About the author

The late E.D. Klemke was Professor of Philosophy at Iowa State University, where he taught for more than twenty years.

Steven M. Cahn is Professor of Philosophy at the City University of New York Graduate Center.

Summary

The Meaning of Life is the preeminent anthology on the topic. Featuring twenty-five insightful selections by prominent philosophers, it serves as an ideal core text for courses on the meaning of life and introduction to philosophy courses where the topic is emphasized. In Part I the articles defend the view that without faith in God, life has no meaning or purpose. In Part II the selections oppose this claim, defending instead a nontheistic, humanistic
alternative—that life can have meaning even in the absence of theistic commitment. In Part III the readings address whether the question of the meaning of life is itself meaningful. A new Part IV on the end of life raises issues about how understanding death affects our understanding of the meaning of
life.

Additional text

The Meaning of Life, Fourth Edition includes all of the most important and influential writings on the meaning of life in one affordable volume." - Erik Wielenberg, Professor of Philosophy at DePauw University

Product details

• Authors: Steven Cahn, Steven M. (Dr. Cahn, Cahn Steven M., E. D. (Iowa State University) Klemke, E. D. (Iowa State University) Cahn Klemke, E. D./ Cahn Klemke, E.D. Klemke, Klemke E. D.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9780190674199
• ISBN: 978-0-19-067419-9
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge