{"product_id":"on-purpose-michael-ruse-9780691195957","title":"On Purpose","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn accessible history of the idea of purpose in Western thought, from ancient Greece to the present\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan we live without the idea of purpose? Should we even try to? Kant thought we were stuck with it, and even Darwin, who profoundly shook the idea, was unable to kill it. Indeed, purpose seems to be making a comeback today, as both religious advocates of intelligent design and some prominent secular philosophers argue that any explanation of life without the idea of purpose is missing something essential. \u003ci\u003eOn Purpose\u003c\/i\u003e explores the history of purpose in philosophical, religious, scientific, and historical thought, from ancient Greece to the present. Accessibly written and filled with literary and other examples, the book traces how Platonic, Aristotelian, and Kantian ideas of purpose continue to shape Western thought. Along the way, it also takes up tough questions about the purpose of life--and whether it's possible to have meaning without purpose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Ruse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691195951\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691195957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Michael Ruse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44128515784959,"sku":"9780691195957","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a3da5bd3-3544-4b16-a2b7-57728d34a032.jpg?v=1687459047","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-purpose-michael-ruse-9780691195957","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}