A keen athlete in his late forties, philosophy professor Kevin Aho
hadn't given much thought to his own mortality, until he suffered a
sudden heart attack that left him fighting for his life. Confronted
with death for the first time, he realized that the things he
thought gave his life meaning, such as his independence or his
ability to plan his own future, were in tatters. Aho turned to
those thinkers who have reflected deeply on the meaning of life and
the anxiety of living when every heartbeat might be your last: the
existentialists. Armed with insights from the likes of Kierkegaard,
Heidegger, Nietzsche, and de Beauvoir, he found new meaning and
comfort in a view of life that strives for authenticity and accepts
aging and death as part of what makes life worthwhile.
Existentialism asks us to face the frailty of our existence and to
live with a sense of urgency and gratitude toward its manifold
beauties. It is only then that we can be released from patterns of
self-deception and begin to appreciate what truly matters in our
fleeting, precious lives.
General
| Imprint: |
Polity Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
March 2022 |
| Authors: |
Kaho
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| Dimensions: |
214 x 145 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
176 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5095-4689-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Philosophy >
General
Books >
Philosophy >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-5095-4689-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781509546893 |
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