TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wolf,Susan
AU  - Adams,Robert M.
AU  - Arpaly,Nomy
AU  - Haidt,Jonathan
AU  - Koethe,John
AU  - Macedo,Stephen
AU  - Wolf,Susan
TI  - Meaning in Life and Why It Matters
T2  - The University Center for Human Values Series
SN  - 9780691154503
AV  - BD431 .W77 2010eb
U1  - 170 22
PY  - 2010///]
CY  - Princeton, NJ : 
PB  - Princeton University Press, 
KW  - Life
KW  - Values
KW  - PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; Meaning in Life and Why It Matters --; Meaning in Life --; Why It Matters --; Comments and Response --; Comment --; Comment --; Comment --; Comment --; Response --; Contributors --; Index; restricted access; Issued also in print
N2  - Most people, including philosophers, tend to classify human motives as falling into one of two categories: the egoistic or the altruistic, the self-interested or the moral. According to Susan Wolf, however, much of what motivates us does not comfortably fit into this scheme. Often we act neither for our own sake nor out of duty or an impersonal concern for the world. Rather, we act out of love for objects that we rightly perceive as worthy of love--and it is these actions that give meaning to our lives. Wolf makes a compelling case that, along with happiness and morality, this kind of meaningfulness constitutes a distinctive dimension of a good life. Written in a lively and engaging style, and full of provocative examples, Meaning in Life and Why It Matters is a profound and original reflection on a subject of permanent human concern
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400834594?locatt=mode:legacy
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400834594
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