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On Purpose

Af: Michael Ruse Engelsk Paperback

On Purpose

Af: Michael Ruse Engelsk Paperback
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An accessible history of the idea of purpose in Western thought, from ancient Greece to the present

Can we live without the idea of purpose? Should we even try to? Kant thought we were stuck with it, and even Darwin, who profoundly shook the idea, was unable to kill it. Indeed, purpose seems to be making a comeback today, as both religious advocates of intelligent design and some prominent secular philosophers argue that any explanation of life without the idea of purpose is missing something essential. On Purpose explores the history of purpose in philosophical, religious, scientific, and historical thought, from ancient Greece to the present. Accessibly written and filled with literary and other examples, the book traces how Platonic, Aristotelian, and Kantian ideas of purpose continue to shape Western thought. Along the way, it also takes up tough questions about the purpose of life—and whether it’s possible to have meaning without purpose.

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An accessible history of the idea of purpose in Western thought, from ancient Greece to the present

Can we live without the idea of purpose? Should we even try to? Kant thought we were stuck with it, and even Darwin, who profoundly shook the idea, was unable to kill it. Indeed, purpose seems to be making a comeback today, as both religious advocates of intelligent design and some prominent secular philosophers argue that any explanation of life without the idea of purpose is missing something essential. On Purpose explores the history of purpose in philosophical, religious, scientific, and historical thought, from ancient Greece to the present. Accessibly written and filled with literary and other examples, the book traces how Platonic, Aristotelian, and Kantian ideas of purpose continue to shape Western thought. Along the way, it also takes up tough questions about the purpose of life—and whether it’s possible to have meaning without purpose.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 320
ISBN-13: 9780691195957
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0691195951
Udg. Dato: 26 nov 2019
Længde: 21mm
Bredde: 207mm
Højde: 129mm
Forlag: Princeton University Press
Oplagsdato: 26 nov 2019
Forfatter(e): Michael Ruse
Forfatter(e) Michael Ruse


Kategori Filosofihistorie & traditioner


ISBN-13 9780691195957


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 320


Udgave


Længde 21mm


Bredde 207mm


Højde 129mm


Udg. Dato 26 nov 2019


Oplagsdato 26 nov 2019


Forlag Princeton University Press

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