T. H. Huxley who coined the term agnostic. Continue reading Agnosticism Regarding the Meaning of Life
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Summary of Oswald Hanfling’s, The Quest for Meaning
The interior of the Fasanenstrasse Synagogue in Berlin after Kristallnacht
Harmless Self-Deception
Oswald Hanfling (1927-2005) was born in Berlin but when his parents had their business vandalized on Kristallnacht in 1938, he was sent to England to live with a foster family. Continue reading Summary of Oswald Hanfling’s, The Quest for Meaning
Summary of W.D. Joske’s, “Philosophy and the Meaning of Life”
A Meaningful Question: A Meaningless Life
W.D. Joske (1928- 2006) was a professor of philosophy at the University of Tasmania in Australia. Continue reading Summary of W.D. Joske’s, “Philosophy and the Meaning of Life”
Robert Nozick on the Meaning of Life
Robert Nozick (1938 – 2002) was an American political philosopher and professor at Harvard University. He is best known for his book Continue reading Robert Nozick on the Meaning of Life
Summary of R. W. Hepburn’s, “Questions about the meaning of life”
Unanswerable Question and Worthwhile Projects
R. W. Hepburn (1927-2008) grew up in Aberdeen Scotland and was Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. In his 1965 essay “Questions about the meaning of life,” Hepburn claims that traditionally the question of the meaning of life Continue reading Summary of R. W. Hepburn’s, “Questions about the meaning of life”