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OverviewMaking Meaning is the first book to develop the idea of making meaning, defined as having positive impact with one's actions. This is the greatest idea since everything has a meaning (an effect or relationship). It asks the life-or-death question does my life have enough meaning to continue to live it? This book answers this question by developing the following main sources (or avenues) of making meaning: 1) loving relationships, 2) a sense of community, 3) genuine dialogues, 4) ful- filling work, 5) possessions, 6) appreciating artworks, 7) search for God and 8) intangibles or non- physical realities consisting of our highest values such as goodness, beauty, free will, justice and big truths. I explain and argue at length for this source of intangibles, potentially the biggest. Making Meaning maintains that it ought to be thought of as objective or external standards to judge everything and to live by instead of the current highly subjective or wishy-washy relative ones. This book then attacks three major challenges to making meaning: 1) widespread meaninglessness, 2) nihilism and 3) extreme relativism. I propose three absolute absolutes to resolve these challenges. Finally, I define the meaning of life mostly in terms of the sources. A brief summary of the meaning of life from Socrates, Plato and Aristotle concludes the book. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bob LichtenbertPublisher: Book Savvy International Imprint: Book Savvy International Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.363kg ISBN: 9781958876657ISBN 10: 1958876658 Pages: 268 Publication Date: 07 February 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationBob Lichtenbert has taught philosophy for over forty years A philosophical in various colleges. Since 1988, he has published his journal, The Meaning of Life. He now reviews plays but has reviewed and written about all the arts in various publications. Bob earned his M. A. and Ph. D. in philosophy-the only real Ph. D.!--from Tulane University in New Orleans. After teaching in North Adams, Massachusetts, and Charleston, South Carolina, Dr. Lichtenbert now lives in his hometown, Chicago. His wife, Mary, is deceased. He has two children, Amy and Steve. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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