
The Meaning of Life and the Great Philosophers
- 302 pages
- English
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The Meaning of Life and the Great Philosophers
About this book
The Meaning of Life and the Great Philosophers reveals how great philosophers of the past sought to answer the question of the meaning of life. This edited collection includes thirty-five chapters which each focus on a major philosophical figure, from Confucius to Rorty, and that imaginatively engage with the topic from their perspective. This volume also contains a Postscript on the historical origins and original significance of the phrase 'the meaning of life'.
Written by leading experts in the field, such as A.C. Grayling, Thaddeus Metz and John Cottingham, this unique and engaging book explores the relevance of the history of philosophy to contemporary debates. It will prove essential reading for students and scholars studying the history of philosophy, philosophy of religion, ethics, metaphysics or comparative philosophy.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- 1. Confucius
- 2. The Buddha
- 3. Vyāsa
- 4. Socrates
- 5. Plato
- 6. Diogenes
- 7. Zhuangzi
- 8. Aristotle
- 9. Epicurus
- 10. Koheleth
- 11. Epictetus
- 12. Sextus Empiricus
- 13. Avicenna
- 14. Maimonides
- 15. Aquinas
- 16. Montaigne
- 17. Descartes
- 18. Spinoza
- 19. Kant
- 20. Schopenhauer
- 21. Kierkegaard
- 22. Marx
- 23. Mill
- 24. Nietzsche
- 25. Ortega
- 26. Wittgenstein
- 27. Heidegger
- 28. Sartre
- 29. Beauvoir
- 30. Weil
- 31. Ayer
- 32. Camus
- 33. Murdoch
- 34. Fanon
- 35. Rorty
- Postscript: The blue flower
- Bibliography
- Index