Significant LifeTodd May
Nonfiction

Significant Life

218 pagesFirst published 20155 editions
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What makes for a good life, or a beautiful one, or, perhaps most important, a meaningful one? Throughout history most of us have looked to our faith, our relationships, or our deeds for the answer. But in A Significant Life, philosopher Todd May offers an exhilarating new way of thinking about these questions, one deeply attuned to life as it actually is: a work in progress, a journey -- and often a narrative. Offering moving accounts of his own life and memories alongside rich engagements with philosophers from Aristotle to Heidegger, he shows us where to find the significance of our lives:…

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionUniversity of Chicago Press2023—9780226831572
EditionUniversity of Chicago Press20162409780226421049
Edition—20151979780226235677
EditionUniversity of Chicago Press2015—9781336190290
EditionUniversity of Chicago Press2015—9780226235707
Philosophical anthropologyMeaning (philosophy)LifeConduct of life
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