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Meaning in life and why it matters / Susan Wolf; introduction by Stephen Macedo; with commentary by John Koethe ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wolf, Susan R.
- Series:
- University Center for Human Values series.
- The University Center for Human Values series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Life.
- Values.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (162 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Most people, including philosophers, tend to classify human motives as falling into one of two categories: the egoistic or the altruistic, the self-interested or the moral. According to Susan Wolf, however, much of what motivates us does not comfortably fit into this scheme. Often we act neither for our own sake nor out of duty or an impersonal concern for the world. Rather, we act out of love for objects that we rightly perceive as worthy of love--and it is these actions that give meaning to our lives. Wolf makes a compelling case that, along with happiness and morality, this kind of meaningfulness constitutes a distinctive dimension of a good life. Written in a lively and engaging style, and full of provocative examples, Meaning in Life and Why It Matters is a profound and original reflection on a subject of permanent human concern.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction / Macedo, Stephen
- Meaning in Life and Why It Matters
- Meaning in Life
- Why It Matters
- Comments and Response
- Comment / Koethe, John
- Comment / Adams, Robert M.
- Comment / Arpaly, Nomy
- Comment / Haidt, Jonathan
- Response / Wolf, Susan
- Contributors
- Index
- Notes:
- These essays were formerly lectures delivered at Princeton University in Nov. 2007.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)
- ISBN:
- 1-282-53154-9
- 9786612531545
- 1-4008-3459-7
- OCLC:
- 593295813
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