The meaning of life by terry eagleton5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Thus the human enterprise is much like the mole’s: ![]() All consciousness is false consciousness. So the final chapter claims life = love, which is a fitting conclusion to a book that aspires to so little (or so much, which is the same thing when dealing with these large issues).Įagleton does usefully summarize certain philosophers like Schopenhauer, in particular, showing how the Will, as completely self-determining, is based on the model of appetite. For Eagleton, life isn’t about preserving the body, but only about meaning-giving processes that find their fullest expression in acts of altruism or love. ![]() Unfortunately, he fails to treat life as a biological necessity, but only as the source of meaning that he has spent so much time calling into question. Spends a long time “deconstructing” the word “meaning” before turning, very briefly, to the concept of life. That each page only contains about 50 words makes this feet all the more impressive. The West conflicts, decontextualized poaching of Wittgenstein aphorisms, and cursory reading of all of Beckett in 9 pages. A shockingly disappointing collection of armchair impressions including commentary on current Isalm vs. ![]()
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