Meaning in Life and Why It Matters

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-691-15450-3
Verlag: Princeton University Press

Buch, Englisch, 168 Seiten, Format (B × H): 139 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 221 g

Reihe: The University Center for Human Values Series

Most people, including philosophers, tend to classify human motives as falling into one of two categories: the egoistic or the altruistic, the self-interested or the moral. According to Susan Wolf, however, much of what motivates us does not comfortably fit into this scheme. Often we act neither for our own sake nor out of duty or an impersonal concern for the world. Rather, we act out of love for objects that we rightly perceive as worthy of love--and it is these actions that give meaning to our lives. Wolf makes a compelling case that, along with happiness and morality, this kind of meaningfulness constitutes a distinctive dimension of a good life. Written in a lively and engaging style, and full of provocative examples, Meaning in Life and Why It Matters is a profound and original reflection on a subject of permanent human concern.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wolf, Susan

Weitere Mitwirkende

Koethe, John

Adams, Robert M

Arpaly, Nomy

Haidt, Jonathan

Macedo, Stephen

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction by Stephen Macedo xi

MEANING IN LIFE AND WHY IT MATTERS

Meaning in Life 1

Why It Matters 34

COMMENTS AND RESPONSE

John Koethe 67

Robert M. Adams 75

Nomy Arpaly 85

Jonathan Haidt 92

Response Susan Wolf 102

Contributors 133

Index 137

Über Autor(innen)

Wolf, Susan
Susan Wolf is the Edna J. Koury Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She is the author of "Freedom within Reason".

Susan Wolf is the Edna J. Koury Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She is the author of "Freedom within Reason."