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Perfectly respectable philosophical discussions can look ridiculous compared to questions about the point and purpose of life. Until we have an answer to the ultimate question, both philosphical debates and those ordinary questions that make up everyday life, are just games. The Meaning of Life: All That Matters will help you make sense of the confusion. Starting by questioning the question and looking at the views of great philosophers on life's meaning, James Garvey embarks on a thrilling journey through Augustinian belief in God's Plan, other, non-Western gods and religious answers, absurdity, nihilism, optimistic naturalism, what science has to say, the meaning of death and finally immortality. You may not find the answer within these pages, but at least by the end you'll have a better understanding of the question.

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James Garvey has a PhD in philosophy from University College London. He is the secretary of the Royal Institute of Philosophy and editor of The Philosophers' Magazine - both, in different ways, dedicated to humane philosophy in the wider world. His books include The Great Philosophers, The Story of Philosophy, The Twenty Greatest Philosophy Books, The Ethics of Climate Change and The Continuum Companion to the Philosophy of Mind.

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