Description: The Question of Life's Meaning by Aribiah David Attoe This book provides several plausible accounts of meaning in/of life from an African perspective, examines the relationship between death and lifes meaningfulness, and explores the possibility of lifes meaninglessness, proposing the "philosophy of indifference" as the proper mode/mood for living with the meaninglessness of life. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In answering the question of lifes meaning, the African perspective is only just beginning to emerge. While this is true, a critical examination of African theories of meaningfulness, the possibility of lifes meaninglessness, as well as ideas about the proper mode/mood for living with the meaninglessness of life are largely underexplored within the African philosophical tradition. This book provides several plausible accounts of meaning in/of life from an African perspective, examines the relationship between death and lifes meaningfulness, and explores the possibility of lifes meaninglessness, proposing the "philosophy of indifference" as the proper mode/mood for living with the meaninglessness of life. Author Biography Aribiah David Attoe is a Lecturer at the University of Witwatersrand and a member of the prestigious Conversational School of Philosophy. Table of Contents Part I. Laying the Groundwork.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Understanding "Meaning".- 3. African Metaphysical Thought: What We Mean and Why It Is Important.- Part II. African Conceptions of Meaning in Life.- 4. Some Traditional African Conceptions of Meaning in Life.- 5. Rejecting the Obsolete.- 6. Accounts of Lifes Meaningfulness from a Contemporary African Perspective.- 7. Passionate Yearning Theory as a Theory of Meaning in Life.- Part III. The Meaning(lessness) of Life.- 8. A "Concept" of the Meaning of Life.- 9. Death and Meaninglessness.- Part IV. Living with Meaninglessness.- 10. The Path of Meaninglessness: Beyond Ada Agadas Consolationism.- 11. The Philosophy of Indifference: An Introduction.- 12. Indifference and the Future of Human Existence: Towards an Anti-Natalist Destiny and Specie Suicide?.- 13. Conclusion. Details ISBN3031418417 Author Aribiah David Attoe Publisher Springer International Publishing AG ISBN-13 9783031418419 Format Hardcover Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Country of Publication Switzerland Alternative 9783031418440 Audience Professional & Vocational Subtitle An African Perspective DEWEY 128 Pages 203 Illustrations VIII, 203 p. Year 2023 Publication Date 2023-10-06 Edition Description 2023 ed. Edition 2023rd We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159576143;
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