Is human life absurd? : a philosophical inquiry into finitude, value, and meaning / by Raymond Angelo Belliotti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Belliotti, Raymond A., 1948- author.

Series:

Value Inquiry Book Series; volume337.

Value Inquiry Book Series; volume337

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Absurd (Philosophy).

Life.

Meaning (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden Boston : Brill | Rodopi, 2019.

Summary:

In this work, Belliotti unravels the paradoxes of human existence. The purpose of this philosophical journey is to reveal paths for forging meaningful, significant, valuable, even important lives. By examining notions of The Absurd expressed within Search for the Holy Grail, The Seventh Seal, and The Big Lebowski, the author crafts a working definition of “absurdity.” He then investigates the contributions of classical thinkers such as Shakespeare, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Tolstoy, Sartre, Camus, as well as philosophers such as Nagel, Feinberg, and Taylor. After arguing that human life is not inherently absurd, Belliotti examines the implications of mortality for human existence, the relationship between subjective and objective meaning, and the persuasiveness of several challenging contemporary renderings of meaningful human lives.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright Page

Dedication

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Defining the Absurd

Relational Absurdity

Internal Absurdity

Taylor’s Romance with Meaningful Living

Interpreting a Meaningful Human Life

About the Author

Back Matter

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

90-04-40879-7

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004408791 DOI