The Meaning of Meaninglessness

by H. Gene Blocker

Book Overview

What does "meaningless" mean? On the one hand, it signifies simply the absence or lack of meaning. "Zabool" is meaningless just because it doesn't happen to mean anything. "Green flees time- lessly" is meaningless, despite a certain semblance of sense, because it runs afoul of certain fundamental rules of linguistic construction. On the other hand, "meaningless" characterizes that peculiar psycho- logical state of dread and anxiety much discussed,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9024715954
• ISBN13: 9789024715954
• Release Date: November 1974
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"