Seven ways of looking at pointless suffering : what philosophy can tell us about the hardest mystery of all /: what philosophy can tell us about the hardest mystery of all. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Scott Samuelson.
• Authors: Samuelson, Scott
• Contents: Intro; Contents; Introduction: The Paradox of Pointless Suffering; Part One: Three Modern Ways of Looking at Pointless Suffering; 1. We Should Eliminate Pointless Suffering: On John Stuart Mill and the Paradox of Utilitarianism; 2. We Should Embrace Pointless Suffering: On Friedrich Nietzsche and the Challenge of the Eternal Return; 3. We Must Take Responsibility for Pointless Suffering: On Hannah Arendt and the Banality of Evil; Interlude on the Problem of Evil; Part Two: Four Perennial Ways of Looking at Pointless Suffering 4. Pointless Suffering Reveals God: On the Book of Job and the Significance of Freedom5. Pointless Suffering Atones Us with Nature: On Epictetus and the Gratitude for Existence; Interlude on Heaven and Hell; 6. Pointless Suffering Evokes Our Humanity: On Confucius and the Rituals of Compassion; 7. Pointless Suffering Inspires Art: On Sidney Bechet and the Music of Blues- Understanding; Conclusion: The Way of Suffering Humanly; A Sad Postlude; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index
• Publisher Details: Chicago London : The University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 204/.42; Philosophy -- General; Suffering; Pain; Suffering -- Religious aspects; Pain; Suffering; Suffering -- Religious aspects; RELIGION / Inspirational; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Inspiration & Personal Growth; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spirituality / General; RELIGION / Christianity / General; RELIGION / Devotional; RELIGION / Spirituality; Philosophy -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780226407111
• Related ISBNs: 022640711X; 9780226407081; 022640708X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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