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PublisherTaylor & Francis Group
ISBN-101138908789
ISBN-139781138908789
eBay Product ID (ePID)8050093448
Product Key Features
Number of Pages340 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameValue and Meaning of Life
Publication Year2020
SubjectGeneral
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPhilosophy
AuthorChristopher Belshaw
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2020-019726
TitleLeadingThe
Table Of ContentIntroduction: On the Value and Meaning of Life 1. Sanctity 2. Terms 3. Value 4. Life 5. The Asymmetry 6. Choosing 7. Anti-Natalism 8. Meaning 9. Immortality 10. Extinction Appendix 1: Dworkin and Reconciliation Appendix 2: The Experience Machine Appendix 3: How Bad is Death? Appendix 4: Values and Reasons Appendix 5: XR/CV. Bibliography Index
SynopsisIn this book Christopher Belshaw draws on earlier work concerning death, identity, animals, immortality, and extinction, and builds a large-scale argument dealing with questions of both value and meaning. Rejecting suggestions that life is sacred or intrinsically valuable, he argues instead that its value varies, and varies considerably, both within and between different kinds of things. So in some cases we might have reason to improve or save a life, while in others that reason will be lacking. What about starting lives? The book's central section takes this as its focus, and asks whether we ever have reason to start lives, just for the sake of the one whose life it is. Not only is it denied that there is any such reason, but some sympathy is afforded to the anti-natalist contention that there is always reason against. The final chapters deal with meaning. There is support here for the sober and familiar view that meaning derives from an enthusiasm for, and some success with, the pursuit of worthwhile projects. Now suppose we are immortal. Or suppose, in contrast, that we face imminent extinction. Would either of these threaten meaning? The claim is made that the force of such threats is often exaggerated. The Value and Meaning of Life is essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy, ethics, and religion, and will be of interest to all those concerned with how to live, and how to think about the lives of others., In this book Christopher Belshaw draws on earlier work concerning death, identity, animals, immortality, extinction, and builds a large-scale argument on the value and meaning of life. Rejecting suggestions that life is sacred or intrinsically valuable, he argues instead that its value varies, and varies considerably, both within and between different kinds of things. So in some case we might have reason to improve or save a life, while in others that reason will be lacking. The book's central section focuses on just one key question; that of whether we ever have reason to start lives. Not only is it denied that there is any such reason, but some sympathy is afforded to the anti-natalist contention that there is always reason against. The final chapters deal with meaning. Support is given to the sober and familiar view wherein meaning derives from an enthusiasm for, and some success with, the pursuit of worthwhile projects. Now suppose we are immortal. Or suppose, in contrast, that we face imminent extinction. Would either of these threaten meaning? The claim here is that the force of such threats is often exaggerated. The Value and Meaning of Life is essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy, ethics and religion, and will be of interest to all those concerned with how to live, and to how to think about the lives of others.
LC Classification NumberBD431.B3875 2020
