{"product_id":"9780631157847","title":"Life and Meaning A Philosophical Reader","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLife and Meaning\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Philosophical Reader\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOswald Hanfling\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Ethics \u0026amp; Moral Philosophy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife and Meaning\u003c\/i\u003e surveys a variety of Philosophical answers to the question, ‘What makes life worth living?' By collecting readings from a wide range of philosophical history it gives the various perspectives on the value and meaning of life. Aspects of life which appear to make it meaningless 9death, suffering, randomness) are seen in the light of their long and varied history in philosophical literature and are subjected to careful scrutiny. The texts chosen here pose these and related issues and offer various responses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy careful selection and helpful editorial introduction \u003ci\u003eLife and Meaning\u003c\/i\u003e gives essential texts which provide the background to contemporary enquiries. Is self-realization a coherent ideal? Does it mean being true to our original nature (Rousseau) or to our potential as ‘rational animals' (Aristotle)? Should we live according to our desires and in pursuit of happiness (Mill)? Should we appeal to a nature or ‘essence' be rejected as bad faith?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOswald Hanfling\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the Open University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLogical Positivism\u003c\/i\u003e (1981) and \u003ci\u003eThe Quest for Meaning\u003c\/i\u003e (1987) and the editor of \u003ci\u003eFundamental Problems in Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (1980) and \u003ci\u003eEssential Readings in Logical Positivism\u003c\/i\u003e (1981), \u003ci\u003eWitgenstein's Later Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (1989).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 January 1991\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631157847\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e268\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314453409932,"sku":"9780631157847","price":47.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631157847_0e5fb485-6b53-404e-bca8-404b212e8eff.jpg?v=1780166980","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780631157847","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}