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All Things Shining

Reading the Western Classics to Find Meaning in a Secular Age

by Hubert Dreyfus, Sean Dorrance Kelly · 2011 · 254 pages

Cal Newport
Cal Newport
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Recommended by 1 Elite

Cal Newport

About This Book

A philosophical investigation into the rise of contemporary nihilism and the historical loss of the sacred in Western culture. The authors examine classic works by Homer, Dante, Kant, and Melville to rediscover a sense of wonder and meaning for the modern secular world.

Genres

PhilosophyHistory

Topics

ClassicsConsciousnessMeaning Of LifeNihilismPolytheismSecularismWestern Canon

Book Details

Published

2011

Pages

254

Language

en

ISBN

9781416596158

Audiobook Available

8h 35m
Narrated by David Drummond

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