The Oxford handbook of meaning in life

"The volume presents 32 essays on a wide array of topics in modern philosophical meaning in life research. The essays are organized into six sections: Section I, Understanding Meaning in Life, focuses on various ways of conceptualizing meaning in life. Among other issues, it discusses whether m...

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Altri titoli:Meaning in life
Altri autori: Landau, Iddo 1958- (Redattore)
Tipo di documento: Digitale/Stampa Libro
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2022]
In:Anno: 2022
Volumi / Articoli:Mostra i volumi/ gli articoli.
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Senso della vita
Notazioni IxTheo:CB Esistenza cristiana
Altre parole chiave:B Raccolta di saggi
B Meaning (Philosophy)
B Life
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Edizione parallela:Elettronico
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Riepilogo:"The volume presents 32 essays on a wide array of topics in modern philosophical meaning in life research. The essays are organized into six sections: Section I, Understanding Meaning in Life, focuses on various ways of conceptualizing meaning in life. Among other issues, it discusses whether meaning in life should be understood objectively or subjectively, the relation between importance and meaningfulness, and whether meaningful lives should be understood narratively. Section II, Meaning in Life, Science, and Metaphysics, presents opposing views on whether neuroscience sheds light on life's meaning, inquires whether hard determinists must see life as meaningless, and explores the relation between time, personal identity, and meaning. Section III, Meaning in Life and Religion, examines the relation between meaningfulness, mysticism and transcendence, and considers life's meaning from both atheist and theist perspectives. Section IV, Ethics and Meaning in Life, examines (among other issues) whether meaningful lives must be moral, how important forgiveness is for meaning, the relation between life's meaningfulness (or meaninglessness) and procreation ethics, and whether animals have meaningful lives. Section V, Philosophical Psychology and Meaning in Life, compares philosophical and psychological research on life's meaning, explores the experience of meaningfulness, and discusses the relation between meaningfulness and desire, love, and gratitude. Section VI, Living Meaningfully: Challenges and Prospects, elaborates on topics such as suicide, suffering, education, optimism and pessimism, and their relation to life's meaning"--
ISBN:0190063505
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190063504.001.0001