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The search for meaning: a short history

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Preface: When Meaning Becomes a Question 1. Introduction PART I. CLASSICAL SOURCES OF MEANING 2. Myth and Meaning 3. Philosophy and Meaning 4. Science and Meaning 5. Postmodernism and Meaning PART II. CONTEMPORARY SOURCES OF MEANING 6. Pragmatism and Meaning 7. Archetypal Psychology and Meaning 8. Metaphysics and Meaning 9. Naturalism and Meaning 10. Conclusion Appendix: How Meaning Affects Our Sense of Right and Wrong Notes Bibliography Index

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Key concepts: Meaning (existential), Epistemology, Philosophy, Naturalism