What's It All About? - Philosophy and the Meaning of Life (Paperback)

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, mysterious question of "meaning" to a series of more specific (if unmysterious) questions about what gives life purpose and value, he shows that the quest for meaning can be personal, empowering, and uplifting.
Illustrating his argument with the thoughts of many of the great philosophers and examples drawn from everyday life, Baggini convincingly shows that the search for meaning is personal and within the power of each of us to find.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2010
First published:	2007
Authors:	Julian Baggini
Dimensions:	206 x 135 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	204
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-531579-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Promotions
LSN:	0-19-531579-0
Barcode:	9780195315790

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