The Earrings of God : : The absurd among us / / Fortunato Pasqualino, Gabriel Lahood.
Life is full of absurdities, and human misperception of such absurdities leads to a state of unrest and fear that require meaning and direction for a happy life. F. Pasqualino addresses here samples of existential absurdities, and discusses solutions offered: Taoism offers in its paradoxes a natural...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English |
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Place / Publishing House: | Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2022] ©2021 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Perspectives on Philosophy and Religious Thought ;
20 |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (291 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- A Brief Biography of Fortunato Pasqualino -- Translator’s Introduction -- Translation -- Commentary -- Notes to Translation and Commentary -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Summary: | Life is full of absurdities, and human misperception of such absurdities leads to a state of unrest and fear that require meaning and direction for a happy life. F. Pasqualino addresses here samples of existential absurdities, and discusses solutions offered: Taoism offers in its paradoxes a natural self-help resource. Buddhism offers a natural wisdom that is informed by a supernatural impersonal Absolute. Hinduism offers a plethora of personal gods who embody the impersonal Absolute. The Judeo-Christian-Islamic wisdom teaches a personal Absolute God whose being is distinct from, but involved with human and non-human beings. The unifying feature of these wisdoms is: Obedience to, and love of, the Absolute can rectify human misperception of life’s absurdities, dissipate fear, and provide meaning, value and a serene life. Jesus Christ, the incarnate Absolute in Christian theology, chose to become an exemplar innocent victim for love, thus giving the most absurd but victoriously redeeming love that provides a new and sublime perspective on life’s absurdities. G. Lahood’s translation and commentary make the Italian masterpiece available to an English-speaking audience. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781463243609 9783110993899 9783110994810 9783110992762 9783110992755 9783110743302 |
DOI: | 10.31826/9781463243609 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Fortunato Pasqualino, Gabriel Lahood. |