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The Meaning of Things

By A.C. Grayling

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| eBook | 9781780221168

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The unconsidered life is not worth living Socrates. Thinking about life, what it means and what it holds in store does not have to be a despondent experience, but rather can be enlightening and uplifting. A life truly worth living is one that is informed and considered so a degree of philosophicContinue

The unconsidered life is not worth living Socrates. Thinking about life, what it means and what it holds in store does not have to be a despondent experience, but rather can be enlightening and uplifting. A life truly worth living is one that is informed and considered so a degree of philosophical insight into the inevitabilities of the human condition is inherently important and such an approach will help us to deal with real personal dilemmas. This book is an accessible, lively and thought-provoking series of linked commentaries, based on A. C. Graylings The Last Word column in the Guardian. Its aim is not to persuade readers to accept one particular philosophical point of view or theory, but to help us consider the wonderful range of insights which can be drawn from an immeasurably rich history of philosophical thought. Concepts covered include courage, love, betrayal, ambition, cruelty, wisdom, passion, beauty and death. This will be a wonderfully stimulating read and act as an invaluable guide as to what is truly important in living life, whether facing success, failure, justice, wrong, love, loss or any of the other profound experience life throws out.

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  • Wise and illuminating, elegant and succinct. This is a book that I dip into from time to time for inspiration.

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  • English Books
  • eBook 224 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 1780221169
  • ISBN-13: 9781780221168
  • Publisher: Orion
  • Pub date: Jul 14, 2011
  • Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover and Audio CD
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