John Stuart Mill and the Meaning of Life

by Elijah Millgram

Book Overview

John Stuart Mill was one of the most important and influential philosophers of the nineteenth century. He was also someone who exemplified a view about the meaning of life that is widespread among both philosophers and nonacademics: that projects are what make your life meaningful, and if a single project is large enough to occupy center stage in it, that is the meaning of your life. His brilliant career notwithstanding, Mill's life was a train wreck;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190873248
• ISBN13: 9780190873240
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.4"