The Meaning of Life

In Duncan Pritchard (ed.), What Is This Thing Called Philosophy? New York: Routledge. pp. 319-358 (2015)
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A lengthy introduction to the issue of meaning in life, aimed at undergraduates and generally educated readers. It includes summary 'bullet' points, lists of recommended reading, questions for the class, and short excerpts from philosophers such as William James, Leo Tolstoy, John Cottingham, Susan Wolf and Robert Nozick.

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edition Metz, Thaddeus (2010) "The Meaning of Life (Annotated Bibliography)". In Pritchard, Duncan, Oxford Bibliographies Online: Philosophy, pp. : Oxford University Press (2010)
edition Metz, Thaddeus (2010) "The Meaning of Life (Annotated Bibliography)". In Pritchard, Duncan, Oxford Bibliographies Online: Philosophy, pp. : Oxford University Press (2010)
edition Metz, Thaddeus (2012) "The Meaning of Life". In Zalta, Ed, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, pp. : Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2012)
edition Metz, Thaddeus (2015) "The Meaning of Life". In Pritchard, Duncan, What Is This Thing Called Philosophy?, pp. 319-358: Routledge (2015)
edition Metz, Thaddeus (2015) "The Meaning of Life (Textbook)". In Pritchard, Duncan, What Is This Thing Called Philosophy?, pp. 319-358: Routledge (2015)
edition Metz, Thaddeus (2015) "The Meaning of Life". In ten Have, Henk, Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics, pp. : Springer (2015)
edition Metz, Thaddeus (2018) "The Meaning of Life". In Crane, Tim, Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online, pp. : Routledge (2018)
edition Metz, Thaddeus (2021) "The Meaning of Life (Second Revised Edition)".
original Metz, Thaddeus (forthcoming) "The Meaning of Life (textbook)". In Pritchard, Duncan, What Is This Thing Called Philosophy? 2nd edn, pp. : Routledge (forthcoming)

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