The meaning of life

The Meaning of Life: A Very Short Introduction

We've all wondered at some point about the meaning of life. Does this question have an answer? Does the answer depend on us? Or is it merely a pseudo-question? In this intelligent, lively, and thought-provoking work, Terry Eagleton explores the explorations of life's meaning by thinkers across the centuries, from Shakespeare and Schopenhauer to Marx, Sartre, and Beckett. While the author acknowledges that "many readers of this book may well doubt the meaning of life as much as they doubt the existence of Santa Claus," he also believes that in today's world, where the search for shared meaning demands an answer to the question underlying all these questions.

2012-11-01

译林出版社

236

9787544731782