Meaning, metaphysics, and mystics: Thaddeus Metz’s God, Soul and the Meaning of Life
Thaddeus Metz is probably the leading expert on the meaning of life. His latest book admirably displays his intellectual agility and fairness: arguments, counter-arguments, examples and counter-examples come in wave after wave that may compel most of us to slow down the pace of reading. If you have...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2021
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International journal of philosophy and theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 82, Issue: 4/5, Pages: 361-365 |
| Review of: | God, soul and the meaning of life (Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019) (Taliaferro, Charles)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Theism
/ Naturalism (Philosophy)
/ Soul
/ Meaning of life
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism NBE Anthropology VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Soul music
B Book review B Thaddeus Metz B Naturalism B meaning of life B God |
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| Summary: | Thaddeus Metz is probably the leading expert on the meaning of life. His latest book admirably displays his intellectual agility and fairness: arguments, counter-arguments, examples and counter-examples come in wave after wave that may compel most of us to slow down the pace of reading. If you have ever had the delight of interacting with Professor Metz at a conference, you know his irrepressible energy and love for debate.In this brief essay, I challenge some of Metz’s terminology, raise a worry about the role of metaphysics in the meaning of life literature, suggest a reply to the religious relational account of meaning, and firm up the intuition that meaning is enhanced in a theistic cosmos. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-2335 |
| Reference: | Kritik in "The meanings of God: reply to four critics (2021)"
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of philosophy and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/21692327.2021.2003232 |