ISBN: 9780226407111

It’s right there in the Book of Job: “Man is born unto trouble as the sparks fly upward.” Suffering is an inescapable part of the human condition—which leads to a … Meer...

It’s right there in the Book of Job: “Man is born unto trouble as the sparks fly upward.” Suffering is an inescapable part of the human condition—which leads to a question that has proved just as inescapable throughout the centuries: Why? Why do we suffer? Why do people die young? Is there any point to our pain, physical or emotional? Do horrors like hurricanes have meaning?   In Seven Ways of Looking at Pointless Suffering, Scott Samuelson tackles that hardest question of all. To do so, he travels through the history of philosophy and religion, but he also attends closely to the real world we live in. While always taking the question of suffering seriously, Samuelson is just as likely to draw lessons from Bugs Bunny as from Confucius, from his time teaching philosophy to prisoners as from Hannah Arendt’s attempts to come to terms with the Holocaust. He guides us through the arguments people have offered to answer this fundamental question, explores the many ways that we have tried to minimize or eliminate suffering, and examines people’s attempts to find ways to live with pointless suffering. Ultimately, Samuelson shows, to be fully human means to acknowledge a mysterious paradox: we must simultaneously accept suffering and oppose it. And understanding that is itself a step towards acceptance.   Wholly accessible, and thoroughly thought-provoking, Seven Ways of Looking at Pointless Suffering is a masterpiece of philosophy, returning the field to its roots—helping us see new ways to understand, explain, and live in our world, fully alive to both its light and its darkness. Digital Content>E-books>Philosophy>Philosophy>Philosophy, University of Chicago Press Digital >16<

2018, ISBN: 9780226407111

What Philosophy Can Tell Us about the Hardest Mystery of All, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), It's right there in the Book of Job: &quote;Man is born unto trouble as the sparks fly upw… Meer...

What Philosophy Can Tell Us about the Hardest Mystery of All, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), It's right there in the Book of Job: &quote;Man is born unto trouble as the sparks fly upward.&quote; Suffering is an inescapable part of the human condition-which leads to a question that has proved just as inescapable throughout the centuries: Why? Why do we suffer? Why do people die young? Is there any point to our pain, physical or emotional? Do horrors like hurricanes have meaning?&nbsp;In Seven Ways of Looking at Pointless Suffering, Scott Samuelson tackles that hardest question of all. To do so, he travels through the history of philosophy and religion, but he also attends closely to the real world we live in. While always taking the question of suffering seriously, Samuelson is just as likely to draw lessons from Bugs Bunny as from Confucius, from his time teaching philosophy to prisoners as from Hannah Arendt's attempts to come to terms with the Holocaust. He guides us through the arguments people have offered to answer this fundamental question, explores the many ways that we have tried to minimize or eliminate suffering, and examines people's attempts to find ways to live with pointless suffering. Ultimately, Samuelson shows, to be fully human means to acknowledge a mysterious paradox: we must simultaneously accept suffering and oppose it. And understanding that is itself a step towards acceptance.&nbsp;Wholly accessible, and thoroughly thought-provoking, Seven Ways of Looking at Pointless Suffering is a masterpiece of philosophy, returning the field to its roots-helping us see new ways to understand, explain, and live in our world, fully alive to both its light and its darkness. [PU: University of Chicago Press], Seiten: 272, University of Chicago Press, 2018<

2005, ISBN: 9780226407111

It's right there in the Book of Job: "Man is born unto trouble as the sparks fly upward." Suffering is an inescapable part of the human condition-which leads to a question that has proved… Meer...

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2018, ISBN: 9780226407111

What Philosophy Can Tell Us about the Hardest Mystery of All, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), [PU: University of Chicago Press], University of Chicago Press, 2018

2018, ISBN: 9780226407111

What Philosophy Can Tell Us about the Hardest Mystery of All, eBook Download (EPUB), eBooks, [PU: University of Chicago Press]