Meaning in Life
Author:   Thaddeus Metz (University of Johannesburg)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780198748014


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   03 December 2015
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Author:   Thaddeus Metz (University of Johannesburg)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9780198748014


ISBN 10:   0198748019
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   03 December 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Preface 1: Introduction: The Meaning of life Part 1: Meaning as One Part of a Good Life 2: The Concept of Meaning 3: The Bearer of Meaning 4: The Value of Meaning Part 2: Supernaturalist Theories of Meaning in Life 5: Purpose Theory I: Questioning Motivations 6: Purpose Theory II: Advancing Objections 7: Non-Purposive Supernaturalism 8: Rejecting Supernaturalism Part 3: Naturalist Theories of Meaning in Life 9: Subjectivism 10: Objectivism I: Being Attracted, Meriting Attraction, and Promoting Consequences 11: Objectivism II: Non-Consequentialism 12: Objectivism III: The Fundamentality Theory 13: Conclusion: the fine game of nil Epilogue Works Cited Index

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After decades of surprising neglect, the topic of life's meaning is again a central part of analytic moral philosophy. Thaddeus Metz can take much of the credit for this development and his new book is set to become the standard and indispensible reference point for the topic. Samantha Vice, Mind The new account of meaningfulness he suggests in this book and the meticulous analyses he offers of previous accounts are a very significant contribution to the field. Future philosophical research on meaning in life will have to take account of his innovative and high-quality research. Iddo Landau, Religious Studies there has been a resurgence of interest among professional philosophers in the meaning of life. No one has done more to contribute to the growing body of literature on the topic than Thaddeus Metz. His new book is an important, deeply engaging, and first-rate contribution to the literature on the meaning of life. Stewart Goetz, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews


The new account of meaningfulness he suggests in this book and the meticulous analyses he offers of previous accounts are a very significant contribution to the field. Future philosophical research on meaning in life will have to take account of his innovative and high-quality research. Iddo Landau, Religious Studies there has been a resurgence of interest among professional philosophers in the meaning of life. No one has done more to contribute to the growing body of literature on the topic than Thaddeus Metz. His new book is an important, deeply engaging, and first-rate contribution to the literature on the meaning of life. Stewart Goetz, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews


Author Information

Thaddeus Metz is Humanities Research Professor at the University of Johannesburg. He is the author of around one hundred professional journal articles, book chapters, and encyclopaedia entries, on a variety of topics in ethical, political, and legal philosophy.

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