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" A significant life : "
Todd May
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BL
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581608
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b410827
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| Main Entry
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May, Todd,1955-
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A significant life : : human meaning in a silent universe /\ Todd May
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xi, 197 pages ;; 24 cm
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9780226235677
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: 022623567x
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9780226235707
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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A meaningful life? -- Is happiness enough? -- Narrative values -- Meaningful lives, good lives, beautiful lives -- Justifying ourselves to ourselves -- Conclusion: not everything, but something
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| Abstract
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What makes for a good life, or a beautiful one, or, perhaps most important, a meaningful one? Throughout history most of us have looked to our faith, our relationships, or our deeds for the answer. But in A Significant Life, philosopher Todd May offers an exhilarating new way of thinking about these questions, one deeply attuned to life as it actually is: a work in progress, a journey -- and often a narrative. Offering moving accounts of his own life and memories alongside rich engagements with philosophers from Aristotle to Heidegger, he shows us where to find the significance of our lives: in the way we live them. --Publisher's description
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Philosophical anthropology
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Meaning (Philosophy)
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Life
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Conduct of life
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BD450.M335 2015
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