The harmony of nature and spirit / Irving Singer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Singer, Irving, author.

Series:

Singer, Irving. Meaning in life ; v. 3.

Meaning in life ; v. 3

Irving Singer library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Life.

Meaning (Philosophy).

Philosophy of nature.

Spirit.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 222 pages).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, [2010]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

An acclaimed philosopher suggests that the art of living well employs the same principles as those that exist in all artistic creativity.This final book in Irving Singer's Meaning in Life trilogy studies the interaction between nature and the values that define human spirituality. It examines the ways in which we overcome the suffering in life by resolving our sense of being divided between them. Singer suggests that the accord between nature and spirit arises from an art of life that affords meaning, happiness, and love by employing the same principles as those that exist in all artistic achievements. It is through the meaningfulness created by imagination and idealization, Singer says, that we make life worth living.This human art form, Singer writes, enables us to unite our selfish interests with our compassionate and loving inclinations. We thereby effect a vital harmonization within which the naturalistic values of ethics, aesthetics, and religion can find their legitimate place. The good life, as envisioned by Singer, includes the love of persons, things, and ideals so intricately intermeshed that the meaning in one contributes to the meaningfulness of the other two. The result is a kind of happiness that we all desire.

Notes:

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9780262259200

0262259206

0262513587

9780262513586

OCLC:

592756195

Publisher Number:

9786612541858

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.