The Meaning of Life: Insights of the World's Great ThinkersRodopi, 1994 - 282 Seiten The 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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... physical world ? Esteemed answers to these questions , offered by sages , scientists , and others , will be taken up in succes- sion . 1. How Did It Happen That Life Came into Being ? 1 According to chapter 1 of the Book of Genesis ...
... physical world ? Esteemed answers to these questions , offered by sages , scientists , and others , will be taken up in succes- sion . 1. How Did It Happen That Life Came into Being ? 1 According to chapter 1 of the Book of Genesis ...
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... physical procedure . " On this question of what differentiates the living from the nonliving , John Locke ( 1632-1704 ) asked whether any definition of life could settle all cases in which you need to decide whether something is alive ...
... physical procedure . " On this question of what differentiates the living from the nonliving , John Locke ( 1632-1704 ) asked whether any definition of life could settle all cases in which you need to decide whether something is alive ...
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... physical science ; and do the laws of physics ( such as the conservation of energy ) and the laws of inorganic chemistry suffice to explain everything that living things experience or do ? Or , instead , is what happens to ( or is done ...
... physical science ; and do the laws of physics ( such as the conservation of energy ) and the laws of inorganic chemistry suffice to explain everything that living things experience or do ? Or , instead , is what happens to ( or is done ...
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... physical science mostly emphasizes ) and , secondly , final causes ( which are the aims , purposes , or intentions of what living beings do ) . Aristotle's recognition of final causes suggests that efficient ( or mechanical ) causes are ...
... physical science mostly emphasizes ) and , secondly , final causes ( which are the aims , purposes , or intentions of what living beings do ) . Aristotle's recognition of final causes suggests that efficient ( or mechanical ) causes are ...
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What Is the Basic Nature of Plants | 21 |
Part 2 | 71 |
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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