The search for meaning : a short history / Dennis Ford.

Author/creator Ford, Dennis, 1947-
Format Book
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxxii, 290 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Part I: Classical sources of meaning -- Myth and meaning -- Philosophy and meaning -- Science and meaning -- Postmodernism and meaning -- Part II: Contemporary sources of meaning -- Pragmatism and meaning -- Archetypal psychology and meaning -- Metaphysics and meaning -- Naturalism and meaning -- Conclusion -- Appendix: How meaning affects our sense of right and wrong.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 279-286) and index.
LCCN 2006032566
ISBN9780520253001 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0520253000 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks B105.M4 F67 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold