A significant life : human meaning in a silent universe / Todd May.

  • May, Todd, 1955-
Date:
2015
  • Books

About this work

Description

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.

Publication/Creation

Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2015.

Physical description

xi, 197 pages ; 22 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

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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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    BU.AM
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780226235677
  • 022623567X