What's It All About? Philosophy and the Meaning of Life

Name: What's It All About? Philosophy and the Meaning of Life
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ISBN: 9780195315790

ISBN-10: 0195315790

ISBN-13: 9780195315790

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Authors: Julian Baggini

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What is the meaning of life? It is a question that has intrigued the great philosophers--and has been hilariously lampooned by Monty Python. Indeed, the whole idea strikes many of us as vaguely pompous and perhaps more than a little absurd. Is there one profound answer, an ultimate purpose behind human existence? Julian Baggini thinks not. Rather, as Baggini argues in What's It All About, meaning can be found in a variety of ways. He succinctly breaks down six answers people commonly suggest when considering what life is all about--helping others, serving humanity, being happy, becoming successful, enjoying each day as if it were your last, and "freeing your mind." By reducing the vague,…

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List price: $13.99
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/8/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 8.14" wide x 5.46" long x 0.47" tall
Weight: 0.374
Language: English



Introduction



Looking for the blueprint



Living life forwards



More things in heaven and earth



Here to help



The greater good



As long as you're happy



Becoming a contender



Carpe diem



Lose your self



The threat of meaninglessness



Of which reason knows nothing


Conclusion


Further reading and references