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23%OFFDiana Lobel - The Quest for God and the Good: World Philosophy as a Living Experience - 9780231153140 - V9780231153140
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The Quest for God and the Good: World Philosophy as a Living Experience

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Description for The Quest for God and the Good: World Philosophy as a Living Experience Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 0 halftones, 0 tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB1; HRAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Diana Lobel takes readers on a journey across Eastern and Western philosophical and religious traditions to discover a beauty and purpose at the heart of reality that makes life worth living. Guided by the ideas of ancient thinkers and the insight of the philosophical historian Pierre Hadot, The Quest for God and the Good treats philosophy not as an abstract, theoretical discipline, but as a living experience. For centuries, human beings have struggled to know why we are here, whether a higher being or dimension exists, and whether our existence is fundamentally good. Above all, we want to know whether ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231153140
SKU
V9780231153140
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About Diana Lobel
Diana Lobel is associate professor of religion at Boston University and the author of Between Mysticism and Philosophy: Sufi Language of Religious Experience in Judah Halevi's Kuzari and A Sufi-Jewish Dialogue: Philosophy and Mysticism in Bahya Ibn Paquda's Duties of the Heart.

Reviews for The Quest for God and the Good: World Philosophy as a Living Experience
She enlists her readers in a close reading and careful analysis of enduring texts from several major religious and philosophical traditions as a way to gain and understanding of key issues in fundamental metaphysics and moral philosophy. Choice For those looking for an introduction to world philosophy, this is an excellent option...Lobel is to be thanked for providing us with ... Read more

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