Bernard Williams Life, Death, and Meaning (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Life, Death, and MeaningCondition: NewSubtitle: Key Philosophical Readings on the Big QuestionsAuthor: Bernard WilliamsContributor: Bernard Williams (Contributions by), David Benatar (Edited by), W.D Joske (Contributions by), John Martin Fischer (Contributions by), Stephen E. Rosenbaum (Contributions by), David B. Suits (Contributions by), Margaret A. Boden (Contributions by), David Schmidtz (Contributions by), Richard Taylor (Contributions by), Derek Parfit (Contributions by), James Lenman (Contributions by), Thomas Nagel (Contributions by), George Pitcher (Contributions by), Robert Nozick (Contributions by), Susan Wolf (Contributions by), Immanuel Kant (Contributions by), Richard Hare (Contributions by), John Leslie (Contributions by), Frederick Kaufman (Contributions by), David Hume (Contributions by), Steven Luper (Contributions by), Bruce N. Waller (Contributions by), Samantha Vice (Contributions by), Arthur Schopenhauer (Contributions by), Fred Feldman (Contributions by), Christine Overall (Contributions by)Format: HardbackISBN-10: 1442258314EAN: 9781442258310ISBN: 9781442258310Edition: Third EditionPublisher: Rowman & LittlefieldGenre: Philosophy & SpiritualityRelease Date: 03/28/2016Description: Do our lives have meaning? Should we create more people? Is death bad? Should we commit suicide? Would it be better to be immortal? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic? Since Life, Death, and Meaning: Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions first appeared, David Benatar’s distinctive anthology designed to introduce students to the key existential questions of philosophy has won a devoted following among users in a variety of upper-level and even introductory courses. While many philosophers in the "continental tradition"—those known as "existentialists"—have engaged these issues at length and often with great popular appeal, English-speaking philosophers have had relatively little to say on these important questions. Yet, the methodology they bring to philosophical questions can, and occasionally has, been applied usefully to "existential" questions. This volume draws together a representative sample of primarily English-speaking philosophers' reflections on life's big questions, divided into six sections, covering (1) the meaning of life, (2) creating people, (3) death, (4) suicide, (5) immortality, and (6) optimism and pessimism. These key readings are supplemented with helpful introductions, study questions, and suggestions for further reading, making the material accessible and interesting for students. In short, the book provides a singular introduction to the way that philosophy has dealt with the big questions of life that we are all tempted to ask.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 240mmItem Length: 157mmItem Width: 30mmItem Weight: 798gRelease Year: 2016 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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