Philosophy in a meaningless life : : a system of nihilism, consciousness, and reality / / James Tartaglia.

"Philosophy in a Meaningless Life provides an account of the nature of philosophy which is rooted in the question of the meaning of life. It makes a powerful and vivid case for believing that this question is neither obscure nor obsolete, but reflects a quintessentially human concern to which o...

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Place / Publishing House:New York : : Bloomsbury Academic,, 2015.
Year of Publication:2015
Edition:First edition.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (233 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Meaninglessness of Life
  • 2. A Survey of Misguided Coping Strategies: Does Nihilism Ruin Your Life?
  • 3. On What Philosophy Is
  • 4. The Problem of Consciousness
  • 5. Consciousness: The Transcendent Hypothesis
  • 6. Time
  • 7. Universals
  • 8. Nihilism, Transcendence, and Philosophy
  • Bibliography
  • Index.