The Meaning of Life
Insights of the World's Great Thinkers
Published on 1. January 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
299 pages
978-90-5183-680-6 (ISBN)
Description
The book aims to present the wisdom of sages, great thinkers, renowned writers, and philosophers, of many countries and time periods, in their own words, regarding life. The book also aims to place the numerous quotations from these sources in a structured organization, with introductory and explanatory comments and comparisons.
Main Topics or Fields - See Organization or Principal Parts.
Main Topics or Fields - See Organization or Principal Parts.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Publishing group
Brill
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 155 mm
Weight
517 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-5183-680-6 (9789051836806)
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Content
Organization or Principal Parts - Part 1, The Deepest Questions About Life in General (whence came life? what is life? what is the nature of plants and animals? etc.); Part 2, The Deepest Questions About Human Life in Particular (what is unique about humanity? who am I and what am I? do humans have free will?); Part 3, The Deepest Questions About the Quality, Meaning, and Span of Our Lives (are we more like angels or like devils? what meaning if any do our lives have? how do we march from infancy to old age and death?); and Part 4, The Deepest Questions About Living in Society (what are the basic truths about sex, love, marriage, civilization, and religion?).
Special Features - An appendix shows the source of every quotation included in the book. An index of authors lists the quotations taken from each author.
Special Features - An appendix shows the source of every quotation included in the book. An index of authors lists the quotations taken from each author.