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Finding Meaning in an Imperfect World (Paperback)
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Finding Meaning in an Imperfect World (Paperback)
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Does life have meaning? Is it possible for life to be meaningful
when the world is filled with suffering and when so much depends
merely upon chance? Even if there is meaning, is there enough to
justify living? These questions are difficult to resolve. There are
times in which we face the mundane, the illogically cruel, and the
tragic, which leave us to question the value of our lives. However,
Iddo Landau argues, our lives often are, or could be made,
meaningful-we've just been setting the bar too high for evaluating
what meaning there is. When it comes to meaning in life, Landau
explains, we have let perfect become the enemy of the good. We have
failed to find life perfectly meaningful, and therefore have failed
to see any meaning in our lives. We must attune ourselves to
enhancing and appreciating the meaning in our lives, and Landau
shows us how to do that. In this warmly written book, rich with
examples from the author's life, film, literature, and history,
Landau offers new theories and practical advice that awaken us to
the meaning already present in our lives and demonstrates how we
can enhance it. He confronts prevailing nihilist ideas that
undermine our existence, and the questions that dog us no matter
what we believe. While exposing the weaknesses of ideas that lead
many to despair, he builds a strong case for maintaining more hope.
Along the way, he faces provocative questions: Would we choose to
live forever if we could? Does death render life meaningless? If we
examine it in the context of the immensity of the whole universe,
can we consider life meaningful? If we feel empty once we achieve
our goals, and the pursuit of these goals is what gives us a sense
of meaning, then what can we do? Finding Meaning in an Imperfect
World is likely to alter the way you understand your life.
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