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The religious turn to their faith to find meaning. But what about the many people who lead secular lives and are also hungry for meaning? What guides, what approaches are available to them? Distinguished philosophers, Hubert Dreyfus and Sean Dorrance Kelly explain that a secular life charged with meaning is indeed within reach. It is achieved by a passionate, skillful engagement with the people, events, and wonders present in the most ordinary days-an approach to meaning that modern Western culture seems to have abandoned. Dreyfus and Kelly use some of the greatest works of the Western Canon to trace the way we lost this passionate engagement to our surroundings and to show us how to get it back. Taking us on a journey from the wonder and openness of Homer's polytheistic world, to the monotheism of Dante, to the nihilism of Kant, to the pantheism of Melville, and finally to the spiritual difficulties of the world evoked by modern authors such as David Foster Wallace and Elizabeth Gilbert, All Things Shining will change the way we understand our culture, our history, our sacred practices, and ourselves, and offer a new-and very old-way to celebrate a secular existence.

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PublisherHighbridge Company

ISBN-101611744520

ISBN-139781611744521

eBay Product ID (ePID)99365152

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Book TitleAll Things Shining : Reading the Western Canon to Find Meaning in a Secular World

TopicMovements / General, Books & Reading

Publication Year2011

LanguageEnglish

GenreLiterary Criticism, Philosophy

AuthorHubert Dreyfus, Sean Dorrance Kelly

FormatCompact Disc

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Item Height1.1in.

Item Length5.3in.

Item Width6.4in.

Item Weight8 Oz

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Reviews" All Things Shining [is] a smart, sweeping run through the history of Western philosophy. . . . important for the way it illuminates life today and for the controversial advice it offers on how to live." --David Brooks New York Times, An engaging series of spirited, brief excursions from across the centuries, into the works of David Foster Wallace, Homer and Melville, most impressively, alongside strong readings of Descartes, Aeschylus, Dante, Flaubert and Martin Luther . . . National Post, "An engaging series of spirited, brief excursions from across the centuries, into the works of David Foster Wallace, Homer and Melville, most impressively, alongside strong readings of Descartes, Aeschylus, Dante, Flaubert and Martin Luther . . . " -- National Post, All Things Shining [is] a smart, sweeping run through the history of Western philosophy. . . . important for the way it illuminates life today and for the controversial advice it offers on how to live. -David Brooks New York Times, SAn engaging series of spirited, brief excursions from across the centuries, into the works of David Foster Wallace, Homer and Melville, most impressively, alongside strong readings of Descartes, Aeschylus, Dante, Flaubert and Martin Luther . . . â€� National Post, S All Things Shining [is] a smart, sweeping run through the history of Western philosophy. . . . important for the way it illuminates life today and for the controversial advice it offers on how to live. "David Brooks New York Times, An engaging series of spirited, brief excursions from across the centuries, into the works of David Foster Wallace, Homer and Melville, most impressively, alongside strong readings of Descartes, Aeschylus, Dante, Flaubert and Martin Luther . . . - National Post, All Things Shining [is] a smart, sweeping run through the history of Western philosophy. . . . important for the way it illuminates life today and for the controversial advice it offers on how to live. David Brooks New York Times

Dewey Edition22

Number of Volumes7 Vols.

Dewey Decimal200

Edition DescriptionUnabridged Edition

Narrated byDrummond, David

Number of Pages1 Pages