Can human life be meaningful? What does talk about life’s meaning
even mean? What is God’s role, if any, in a meaningful life?
These three questions frame this one-of-a-kind debate between two
philosophers who have spent most of their professional lives
thinking and writing about the topic of life’s meaning. In this
wide-ranging scholarly conversation, Professors Thaddeus Metz and
Joshua Seachris develop and defend their own unique answers to
these questions, while responding to each other’s objections in a
lively dialogue format. Seachris argues that the concept of
life’s meaning largely revolves around three interconnected
ideas—mattering, purpose, and sense-making—that a meaningful
human life involves sufficiently manifesting all three, and that
God would importantly enhance the meaningfulness of life on each of
these three fronts. Metz instead holds that talk of life’s
meaning is about a variety of properties such as meriting pride,
transcending one’s animal self, making a contribution, and
authoring a life-story. For him, many lives are meaningful insofar
as they exercise intelligence in positive, robust, and
developmental ways. Finally, Metz argues that God is unnecessary
for an objective meaning that suits human nature. Metz and Seachris
develop and defend their own unique answers to these three
questions, while responding to each other’s objections in a
lively dialogue format that is accessible to students
though—given their new contributions—will be of great interest
to scholars as well. Key Features Offers an up-to-date scholarly
conversation on life’s meaning by two researchers at the
forefront of research on the topic. Provides a wide-ranging, yet
orderly discussion of the most important issues. Accessible for the
student investigating the topic for the first time yet valuable as
well to the scholar working on life’s meaning. Includes helpful
pedagogical features, like: - Chapter outlines and introductions -
Annotated Reading Lists for both students and research-level
readers - A glossary - Clear examples, thought experiments,
narratives, and cultural references, which enhance the book’s
role in thinking about life’s meaning and related topics.
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