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54A Meaning to Life. By Michael Ruse. Pp. ix, 149, NY, Oxford University Press, 2019, $14.49 (review)Heythrop Journal 61 (2): 357-358. 2020.Does human life have any meaning? Does the question even make sense today? For centuries, the question of the meaning or purpose of human life was assumed by scholars and theologians to have a religious answer: life has meaning because humans were made in the image of a good god. In the 19th century, however, Charles Darwin's theory of evolution changed everything-and the human organism was seen to be more machine than spirit. Ever since, with the rise of science and decline of religious belief,…Read more
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46The Wildman’s Dilemma: Is the Question ‘What is the Meaning of Life?’ Harmful?Heythrop Journal 61 (4): 633-641. 2020.Is the very question ‘what is the meaning of life?’ harmful? Humans often fight and go to war over various answers offered by religions, prophets, gurus, economists and philosophers. Could the question of seeking a ‘life meaning’ be dangerous? This paper considers existential strains of philosophy in Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles, through the lens of Kierkegaard, Dostoyevsky, Albert Camus and Plato’s Allegory of the Chariot in order to argue that Western philosophy needs to ask whether t…Read more
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Australian Catholic UniversityPost-doctoral fellow
North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Areas of Specialization
Philosophy of Language |
Philosophy of Mind |
Continental Philosophy |