What's It All About?: Philosophy & the Meaning of Life

Name: What's It All About?: Philosophy & the Meaning of Life
Price: 10.94 USD
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Rating: 4.3 (182 reviews)
Author: Julian Baggini

by Julian Baggini

Nonfiction

4.3 (182)

4.3 stars from 182 reviews

224 pages~3.7 hr readPublished by Oxford University Press, USAPublished 2004-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You're sceptical of spiritual gurus and self-help platitudes but genuinely want to think through what makes life worth living.
You enjoy philosophy that's rigorous but readable, drawing on everyone from Kierkegaard to Monty Python without talking down to you.
You've rejected religious frameworks but haven't settled on an alternative, and you want a map that doesn't pretend the terrain is simpler than it is.

Maybe not for you if...

You're looking for a how-to book with actionable steps or a quick fix for existential angst.
You prefer spiritual or religious frameworks for exploring meaning and find secular philosophy incomplete or unsatisfying.
You want a book that wraps everything up in a neat conclusion rather than one that helps you build your own answers.

About this book

This book offers a philosophical examination of life's meaning for readers who prefer secular approaches over religious or spiritual frameworks. Baggini presents an honest, intelligent discussion that acknowledges difficulties without making unrealistic promises. The book aims to help readers understand the underlying issues behind fundamental questions about meaning. Rather than providing definitive answers, it demonstrates how philosophy can equip readers with resources to develop their own answers. The discussion draws on diverse sources, including Kierkegaard, John Stuart Mill, Monty Python, and Funkadelic, while maintaining careful reasoning throughout. The approach is direct and practical, avoiding pretentious abstraction in addressing what contemporary philosophy offers on the question of life's meaning.

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