{"product_id":"whats-it-all-about-philosophy-and-the-meaning-of-life-9780195315790","title":"What's It All About?: Philosophy and the Meaning of Life","description":"What is the meaning of life? It is a question that has intrigued the great philosophers--and has been hilariously lampooned by Monty Python. Indeed, the whole idea strikes many of us as vaguely pompous and perhaps more than a little absurd. Is there one profound answer, an ultimate purpose behind human existence? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJulian Baggini thinks not. Rather, as Baggini argues in \u003cem\u003eWhat's It All About\u003c\/em\u003e, meaning can be found in a variety of ways. He succinctly breaks down six answers people commonly suggest when considering what life is all about--helping others, serving humanity, being happy, becoming successful, enjoying each day as if it were your last, and \"freeing your mind.\" By reducing the vague, mysterious question of \"meaning\" to a series of more specific (if unmysterious) questions about what gives life purpose and value, he shows that the quest for meaning can be personal, empowering, and uplifting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIllustrating his argument with the thoughts of many of the great philosophers and examples drawn from everyday life, Baggini convincingly shows that the search for meaning is personal and within the power of each of us to find.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julian Baggini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.14h x 5.46w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195315790","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43369842147465,"sku":"9780195315790","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_770086d0-5afa-4602-99eb-82d5f6c281c7.jpg?v=1739859307","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/whats-it-all-about-philosophy-and-the-meaning-of-life-9780195315790","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}