All things shining : reading the Western classics to find meaning in a secular age / Hubert Dreyfus and Sean Dorrance Kelly.
2011
BL80.3 .D74 2011
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Title
All things shining : reading the Western classics to find meaning in a secular age / Hubert Dreyfus and Sean Dorrance Kelly.
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Edition
1st Free Press hardcover ed.
First Free Press hardcover edition.
First Free Press hardcover edition.
ISBN
9781416596158 (alk. paper)
1416596151 (alk. paper)
9781439101704 (ebook)
1439101701 (ebook)
9781439101704 (ebook)
1439101701 (ebook)
141659616X
9781416596165
9781416596158 (alk. paper)
1416596151 (alk. paper)
1416596151 (alk. paper)
9781439101704 (ebook)
1439101701 (ebook)
9781439101704 (ebook)
1439101701 (ebook)
141659616X
9781416596165
9781416596158 (alk. paper)
1416596151 (alk. paper)
Imprint
New York : Free Press, c2011.
New York : Free Press, 2011.
New York : Free Press, ©2011.
New York : Free Press, 2011.
New York : Free Press, ©2011.
Language
English
Description
xi, 254 pages ; 22 cm
xi, 254 p. ; 22 cm.
xi, 254 p. ; 22 cm.
Call Number
BL80.3 .D74 2011
Summary
A guide for secular readers cites classic works of literature to illustrate how to achieve passionate, skillful engagement with others for a greater sense of purpose.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-243) and index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-243) and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-243) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Our contemporary nihilism
David Foster Wallace's nihilism
Homer's polytheism
From Aeschylus to Augustine : monotheism on the rise
From Dante to Kant : the attractions and dangers of autonomy
Fanaticism, polytheism, and Melville's "evil art"
Conclusion : lives worth living in a secular age.
David Foster Wallace's nihilism
Homer's polytheism
From Aeschylus to Augustine : monotheism on the rise
From Dante to Kant : the attractions and dangers of autonomy
Fanaticism, polytheism, and Melville's "evil art"
Conclusion : lives worth living in a secular age.
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BL80.3 .D74 2011
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