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Meaning of Life: Perspectives from the World's Great Intellectual Traditions

Meaning of Life: Perspectives from the World's Great Intellectual Traditions

Meaning of Life: Perspectives from the World's Great Intellectual Traditions

What is the meaning of life? How do we find that meaning? To whom should we listen as we shape the path we will walk through the world? The Meaning of Life: Perspectives from the World's Great Intellectual Traditions is an invigorating way to begin or continue your pursuit of these and other questions. Professor Jay L. Garfield's 36 lectures offer you a rigorous and wide-ranging exploration of what various spiritual, religious, and philosophical traditions from both the East and the West have contributed to this profound line of questioning.

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