{"product_id":"determinism-death-and-meaning-paperback","title":"Determinism, Death, and Meaning - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Maitzen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers new arguments for determinism. It draws novel and surprising consequences from determinism for our attitudes toward such things as death, regret, grief, and the meaning of life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book argues that rationalism is the right attitude to take toward reality. It then shows that rationalism implies determinism and that determinism has surprising and far-reaching consequences. The author contends that the existence of all of humanity almost certainly depends on the precise time and manner of your death and mine; that purely retrospective regret, relief, gratitude, and grief are irrational for all but those who hold extreme values; and that everyone's life has an unending impact on the future and thereby achieves the strongest kind of meaning that it makes sense to desire. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in a direct and accessible style, \u003ci\u003eDeterminism, Death, and Meaning \u003c\/i\u003ewill be of interest to researchers and advanced students working in metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and value theory, as well as general readers with a serious interest in these topics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephen Maitzen\u003c\/strong\u003e is the W. G. Clark Professor of Philosophy at Acadia University, Nova Scotia, Canada. His work appears in several edited collections and in major scholarly journals, including \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eErkenntnis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSynthese\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy and Phenomenological Research\u003c\/i\u003e. He has received Acadia's highest recognition for excellence in teaching.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 25, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42735843639359,"sku":"9781032134185","price":93.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0b764b735ddf57395e0c8f6356e7d5e4.webp?v=1765144876","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/determinism-death-and-meaning-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}