The Meaning of Life
Book description
'Philosophers have an infuriating habit of analysing questions rather than answering them', writes Terry Eagleton, who, in these pages, asks the most important question any of us ever ask, and attempts to answer it.
So what is the meaning of life? In this witty, spirited, and stimulating inquiry, Eagleton shows…
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Why read it?
1 author picked The Meaning of Life as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
If we want to change the world, we have to first understand what life is all about. It might be silly to think you can get an answer to such a fundamental question by reading a short book. But Marxist philosopher Terry Eagleton doesn’t disappoint, and his pristine prose lets you both understand life and maybe even come to appreciate it more.
I personally feel a bit more hopeful about life anytime I pick up a book by Eagleton, and what topic better than this?
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