‘Frail worms of the earth': philosophical reflections on the meaning of life

Many philosophers in the analytic tradition have recently sought to explore the question of the meaning of life. In the first part of this article I subject two important approaches from this tradition - those of John Cottingham and Susan Wolf - to criticism. I then suggest that Cottingham and Wolf...

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Autor principal: Hamilton, Christopher 1965- (Author)
Tipo de documento: Recurso Electrónico Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
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Publicado em: [2018]
Em: Religious studies
Ano: 2018, Volume: 54, Número: 1, Páginas: 55-71
(Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão:B Cottingham, John 1943- / Wolf, Susan R. 1952- / Filosofia analítica / Vida / Significado
Classificações IxTheo:AB Filosofia da religião
VA Filosofia
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Resumo:Many philosophers in the analytic tradition have recently sought to explore the question of the meaning of life. In the first part of this article I subject two important approaches from this tradition - those of John Cottingham and Susan Wolf - to criticism. I then suggest that Cottingham and Wolf articulate certain assumptions about the meaning of life that are widely shared amongst analytic philosophers. I go on to subject those assumptions to criticism and seek to develop an alternative approach to the question, one that is largely overlooked in the contemporary literature.
ISSN:1469-901X
Obras secundárias:Enthalten in: Religious studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0034412516000391