{"product_id":"determinism-death-and-meaning-stephen-maitzen-9781032134185","title":"Determinism, Death, and Meaning","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Maitzen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032134186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032134185\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Stephen Maitzen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44321332527359,"sku":"9781032134185","price":48.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e83f40bf-8dfe-42f4-a1b7-bfd44537430c.jpg?v=1696330348","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/determinism-death-and-meaning-stephen-maitzen-9781032134185","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}