Philosophy in a Meaningless Life : A System of Nihilism, Consciousness and Reality

Provides an account of the nature of philosophy which is rooted in the question of the meaning of life. It makes a powerful and vivid case for believing that this question is neither obscure nor obsolete, but reflects a quintessentially human concern to which other traditional philosophical problems...

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Main Author: Tartaglia, James (auth)
Format: eBook
Published: London, England Bloomsbury Academic 20161215
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