RT Book
T1 Religion and the meaning of life: an existential approach
T2 Cambridge studies in religion, philosophy, and society
A1 Williams, Clifford 1943-
LA English
PP Cambridge New York Port Melbourne New Delhi Singapore
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2020
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1677215925
AB "We humans are troubling paradoxes. We intensely want our lives to be meaningful, to count for something, to matter not only in individual and social ways but in a "cosmic" way. At the same time, we often evade thinking about meaning and let ourselves be driven by impulse instead of meaningfulness. This paradox is troubling-and puzzling-because it looks as though we undermine the very thing we most want. This book is about both poles of this paradox. It describes ways of acquiring meaning plus obstacles to acquiring meaning, including ones we ourselves initiate"--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN BL51
SN 9781108432986
SN 9781108421560
K1 Philosophy and religion
K1 Meaning (Philosophy)
K1 Life
K1 Religion
K1 Spirituality