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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/464593183 Title: All things shining : reading the Western classics to find meaning in a secular age Author: Hubert L Dreyfus; Sean Kelly Publisher: New York : Free Press, ©2011. ISBN/ISSN: 9781416596158 1416596151 141659616X 9781416596165 OCLC:464593183

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All things shining : reading the Western classics to find meaning in a secular age

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All things shining : reading the Western classics to find meaning in a secular age

Author:	Hubert L Dreyfus; Sean Kelly
Publisher:	New York : Free Press, ©2011.
Edition/Format:	Book : English : 1st Free Press hardcover edView all editions and formats
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.
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All Authors / Contributors:	Hubert L Dreyfus; Sean Kelly Find more information about:
ISBN:	9781416596158 1416596151 141659616X 9781416596165
OCLC Number:	464593183
Description:	xi, 254 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents:	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.
Responsibility:	Hubert Dreyfus and Sean Dorrance Kelly.

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A wide-ranging look at the loss of meaning in the West, and a gripping guide for how to retrieve it. Read more...

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