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Why Me? - A Philosophical Inquiry into Fate (Hardcover, New)
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Why Me? - A Philosophical Inquiry into Fate (Hardcover, New)
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Most of us have felt, at one time or another, an attraction to the
idea that fate plays a role in our lives. It is difficult to
dismiss entirely the notion that certain things were somehow meant
to be. Perhaps key events did not just happen but were inevitable,
maybe even a part of our destiny. As thoughtful and critical
beings, however, we may find that we cannot explain to ourselves or
to others just what fate means. In this groundbreaking work,
Michael Gelven confronts the question of fate and shows how it is
possible to think clearly about fate without abandoning logic or
philosophical sophistication. Dismissing the mysterious or the
psychological, Gelven subjects the issue to rigorous philosophical
examination, thereby opening the topic to critical and rational
sensibility. Gelven raises the challenging question "what is fate?"
and seeks to answer it by expressing the problem in terms of what
it means to be fated. Chance, destiny, fortune, inevitability-these
four aspects of fate provide the foundation for the investigation.
Gelven closely examines these aspects through four corresponding
figures-the gambler, the historian, the birthday celebrant, and the
tragedian-and demonstrates how each interacts with fate. His
findings are both surprising and provocative. Finally, Gelven
explores the full significance of what it means to be an individual
buffeted by uncontrolled destinies. Placing the great human issues
of freedom, mortality, rationality, and truth within the context of
his discussion, Gelven reveals how our existential meaning is
indeed consistent with our being fated. Written in clear,
nontechnical language for the philosophical audience as well as for
those who are simply perplexed by fate's wanton authority, Why Me?
offers an enlightening and stimulating inquiry into the nature of
our existence.
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