The human condition [electronic resource] /
by Kekes, John; Kekes, John; Kekes, John.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010Description: 1 online resource (ix, 272 p.).ISBN: 9780191595448 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Life | Meaning (Philosophy)Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: John Kekes offers a response to the growing disenchantment in the Western world with contemporary life. He defends a realistic view of the human condition that rejects both facile optimism & gloomy pessimism. While acknowledging that the scheme of things is indifferent to our fortunes, he shows that we do have the resources to improve our lives.
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John Kekes offers a response to the growing disenchantment in the Western world with contemporary life. He defends a realistic view of the human condition that rejects both facile optimism & gloomy pessimism. While acknowledging that the scheme of things is indifferent to our fortunes, he shows that we do have the resources to improve our lives.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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