Existence, meaning, excellence : (Record no. 129007)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 9781315447247 |
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| fixed length control field | 180706s2017 enk ob 001 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781315447230 (e-book: PDF) |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781315447216 |
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| Cancelled/invalid ISBN | 9781138213906 |
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| 024 7# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER | |
| Standard number or code | 10.4324/9781315447247 |
| Source of number or code | doi |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (OCoLC)1004174613 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | FlBoTFG |
| Transcribing agency | FlBoTFG |
| Description conventions | rda |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | B491.E7 |
| Item number | B54 2017 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 171.3 |
| Item number | B587 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Bielskis, Andrius, |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Existence, meaning, excellence : |
| Remainder of title | Aristotelian reflections on the meaning of life / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Andrius Bielskis. |
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| -- | London : |
| -- | Routledge, |
| -- | 2017. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource (131 pages) |
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| -- | text |
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| -- | computer |
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| -- | online resource |
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| 490 0# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Classical and Contemporary Social Theory |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | chapter 1 European modernity in the light of the history of the entropy of meaning: a philosophical analysis -- chapter 2 A philosophical critique of existentialism -- chapter 3 A revival of Aristotelian practical philosophy: the case of Alasdair MacIntyre – practice, unity of life, and tradition -- chapter 4 Existence, meaning, excellence -- chapter 5 Art as a structure of meaning. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "This book addresses the perennial question of the meaning of life from the point of view of a novel interpretation of Aristotle's teleology. Beginning with the premise that at the core of modernity and modern moral imagination are the entropy of meaning and the sense of meaninglessness, the author critically engages with the work of the post-war existentialists, chiefly that of Albert Camus and Martin Heidegger, to argue that their analyses are unconvincing and that the question of the meaning of being should therefore be approached using different assumptions, based on the notion of flourishing life. From this Aristotelian outlook, Existence, Meaning, Excellence employs Alasdair MacIntyre's critique of modernity, together with his conceptions of practice and the narrative unity of life and tradition to provide a novel philosophical account of existence, meaning and excellence - an account which is used to contribute to debates (between Kantian and Nietzschean perspectives) on the nature of art and genius, with Mozart's genius being used by way of illustration.A fascinating and powerfully argued engagement with existentialist thought that draws on the 'virtue' tradition to explore questions of meaning, as well as wider questions within philosophy, this book will appeal to philosophers and social theorists with interests in existentialism, moral philosophy and accounts of the good based on the notions of human flourishing."--Provided by publisher. |
| 600 00 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Aristotle |
| General subdivision | Ethics. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Ethics, Ancient. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Conduct of life. |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY | |
| Display text | Print version: |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781138213906 |
| Record control number | (DLC) 2017446689 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315447230 |
| Public note | Click here to view. |
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