McGowan & Pinn/Everyday Humanism, 1. On the Meaning of Life

Resource added
How to Cite: Michael Hecht, Jennifer. 1. On the Meaning of Life. Everyday Humanism. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 3-15 Nov 2014. ISBN 9781781790458.

Full description

"We live in a meaning-rupture," says humanist poet and author Jennifer Michael Hecht, "because we are human and the universe is not." This compelling sentence captures the essential problem of being human. We are born conscious and mortal into a universe that is both dangerously chaotic and utterly indifferent to our existence. Religious thought solves this essential problem by declaring the universe "human" after all. This chapter examines ways in which individual humanists can find satisfying answers to this most basic human challenge within a fully naturalistic worldview.

  • type
    Image
  • created on
  • file format
    jpg
  • file size
    39 KB
  • container title
    Everyday Humanism
  • creator
    Jennifer Michael Hecht
  • isbn
    9781781794074 (eBook)
  • publisher
    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
  • publisher place
    Sheffield, United Kingdom
  • rights
    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
  • doi