Why is life worth living? What makes actions right or wrong?
What is reality and how do we know it? "The Brain and the Meaning
of Life" draws on research in philosophy, psychology, and
neuroscience to answer some of the most pressing questions about
life's nature and value. Paul Thagard argues that evidence requires
the abandonment of many traditional ideas about the soul, free
will, and immortality, and shows how brain science matters for
fundamental issues about reality, morality, and the meaning of
life. The ongoing Brain Revolution reveals how love, work, and play
provide good reasons for living.
Defending the superiority of evidence-based reasoning over
religious faith and philosophical thought experiments, Thagard
argues that minds are brains and that reality is what science can
discover. Brains come to know reality through a combination of
perception and reasoning. Just as important, our brains evaluate
aspects of reality through emotions that can produce both good and
bad decisions. Our cognitive and emotional abilities allow us to
understand reality, decide effectively, act morally, and pursue the
vital needs of love, work, and play. Wisdom consists of knowing
what matters, why it matters, and how to achieve it.
"The Brain and the Meaning of Life" shows how brain science
helps to answer questions about the nature of mind and reality,
while alleviating anxiety about the difficulty of life in a vast
universe. The book integrates decades of multidisciplinary
research, but its clear explanations and humor make it accessible
to the general reader.
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