All things shining, reading the Western classics to find meaning in a secular age, Hubert Dreyfus and Sean Dorrance Kelly
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All things shining, reading the Western classics to find meaning in a secular age, Hubert Dreyfus and Sean Dorrance Kelly
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All things shining
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Hubert Dreyfus and Sean Dorrance Kelly
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reading the Western classics to find meaning in a secular age
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A guide for secular readers cites classic works of literature to illustrate how to achieve passionate, skillful engagement with others for a greater sense of purpose
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Our contemporary nihilism -- David Foster Wallace's nihilism -- Homer's polytheism -- From Aeschylus to Augustine : monotheism on the rise -- From Dante to Kant : the attractions and dangers of autonomy -- Fanaticism, polytheism, and Melville's "evil art" -- Conclusion : lives worth living in a secular age
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