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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... for our living . Gerber shares his learning about life with tolerance , cosmopolitanism , and gentle wisdom . Robert Ginsberg Executive Editor Preface Poets , sages , and prophets in many cultures Foreword by the Series Editor.
... for our living . Gerber shares his learning about life with tolerance , cosmopolitanism , and gentle wisdom . Robert Ginsberg Executive Editor Preface Poets , sages , and prophets in many cultures Foreword by the Series Editor.
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Insights of the World's Great Thinkers William Gerber. Preface Poets , sages , and prophets in many cultures , from the dawn of reflective thinking to the present , have been fascinated by riddles concerning the origin , nature , and ...
Insights of the World's Great Thinkers William Gerber. Preface Poets , sages , and prophets in many cultures , from the dawn of reflective thinking to the present , have been fascinated by riddles concerning the origin , nature , and ...
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... poem by Kisai taken from Reynold A. Nicholson , Translations of Eastern Poetry and Prose . Cartoon Features ... Poems , Harper / Collins ; copyright 1928 , 1955 , by Edna St. Vincent Millay and Norma Millay Ellis ; reprinted by ...
... poem by Kisai taken from Reynold A. Nicholson , Translations of Eastern Poetry and Prose . Cartoon Features ... Poems , Harper / Collins ; copyright 1928 , 1955 , by Edna St. Vincent Millay and Norma Millay Ellis ; reprinted by ...
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... Poem by Sara Teasdale entitled " The Look . " Harold Matson Co. - Gordon R. Taylor , The Natural History of the Mind ( poem by Hilbert Schenk ) . John Murray - John Betjeman , Collected Poems . Society of Authors as the literary ...
... Poem by Sara Teasdale entitled " The Look . " Harold Matson Co. - Gordon R. Taylor , The Natural History of the Mind ( poem by Hilbert Schenk ) . John Murray - John Betjeman , Collected Poems . Society of Authors as the literary ...
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... poem On the Nature of Things , that the earth was the mother of life , thus agreeing with Aristotle that the origin of life was naturalistic rather than divine . Lucretius wrote : ( 8 ) How merited is that adopted name Of 4 LIFE IN GENERAL.
... poem On the Nature of Things , that the earth was the mother of life , thus agreeing with Aristotle that the origin of life was naturalistic rather than divine . Lucretius wrote : ( 8 ) How merited is that adopted name Of 4 LIFE IN GENERAL.
Inhalt
3 | |
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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Adler al-Ghazzali animals think answer Aquinas argument Aristotle asked aspect attributes basic behavior belief Bertrand Russell Blaise Pascal body Book brain called causality causes century chapter Charles Van Doren cited common era death declared doctrine Doren earth eat flesh edited editor eternal example existence expressed faith feel flowers freedom Genesis God's Greek happens hath human condition Ibid idea Immanuel Kant immortality Jewish John kind laws living things Lord Louis Untermeyer Lucretius marriage Martin Gardner meaning medieval mind moral namely nature negative offered Oliver Goldsmith passages person Peter Singer pets philosopher physical plants Plato Plotinus poem poet positive balance prayer Press Psalm question quoted reason reference regarding relation religion religious Roman sense Serpell sexual Sidney Hook Solomon ibn Gabirol soul specific T]he thee thinkers thou thought tion translated truth University verse William wisdom writers wrote York