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Explores eight approaches human beings have pursued over time to invest life with meaning and to infuse order into a seemingly chaotic universe. This book investigates the contributions of the Greeks, Kant, and William James.

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"Ford is to be commended for condensing an enormous amount of information and making it understandable to non-experts." National Catholic Reporter

Table of Contents
Preface: When Meaning Becomes a Question 1. Introduction PART I. CLASSICAL SOURCES OF MEANING 2. Myth and Meaning 3. Philosophy and Meaning 4. Science and Meaning 5. Postmodernism and Meaning PART II. CONTEMPORARY SOURCES OF MEANING 6. Pragmatism and Meaning 7. Archetypal Psychology and Meaning 8. Metaphysics and Meaning 9. Naturalism and Meaning 10. Conclusion Appendix: How Meaning Affects Our Sense of Right and Wrong Notes Bibliography Index

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/09/2007
      ISBN13: 9780520257931, 978-0520257931
      ISBN10: 0520257936

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Explores eight approaches human beings have pursued over time to invest life with meaning and to infuse order into a seemingly chaotic universe. This book investigates the contributions of the Greeks, Kant, and William James.

      Trade Review
      "Ford is to be commended for condensing an enormous amount of information and making it understandable to non-experts." National Catholic Reporter

      Table of Contents
      Preface: When Meaning Becomes a Question 1. Introduction PART I. CLASSICAL SOURCES OF MEANING 2. Myth and Meaning 3. Philosophy and Meaning 4. Science and Meaning 5. Postmodernism and Meaning PART II. CONTEMPORARY SOURCES OF MEANING 6. Pragmatism and Meaning 7. Archetypal Psychology and Meaning 8. Metaphysics and Meaning 9. Naturalism and Meaning 10. Conclusion Appendix: How Meaning Affects Our Sense of Right and Wrong Notes Bibliography Index

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