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Meaning in Life and Why It Matters
Susan Wolf
- 01 Jan 2010
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TL;DR: Macedo as discussed by the authors discusses the meaning of meaning in life and why it matters in life, and why meaning is important in the sense that it can be found in meaning in the world.
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Abstract: Acknowledgments ix Introduction by Stephen Macedo xi MEANING IN LIFE AND WHY IT MATTERS Meaning in Life 1 Why It Matters 34 COMMENTS AND RESPONSE John Koethe 67 Robert M. Adams 75 Nomy Arpaly 85 Jonathan Haidt 92 Response Susan Wolf 102 Contributors 133 Index 137
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