The Meaning of Life: Insights of the World's Great ThinkersThe book aims to present the wisdom of sages, great thinkers, renowned writers, and philosophers, of many countries and time periods, in their own words, regarding life. The book also aims to place the numerous quotations from these sources in a structured organization, with introductory and explanatory comments and comparisons. Main Topics or Fields - See Organization or Principal Parts. |
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What Is the Basic Nature of Plants | 21 |
What Is It About Us That Is Uniquely | 63 |
Who Am I and What Am I? | 77 |
Is Will Defeated by Causality Fate | 109 |
Part 3 | 133 |
Is There Meaning in Our Lives? If | 153 |
How Do We March from Childhood to | 165 |
What Are the Basic Truths About Sex | 189 |
Civilization? | 219 |
How Should We Appraise Religious | 231 |
Source References | 249 |
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The Meaning of Life: Insights of the World's Great Thinkers William Gerber Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 1994 |
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