Conceptualizing great meaning in life: Metz on the good, the true, and the beautiful

This article is a reply to Thaddeus Metz's ‘The good, the true, and the beautiful’ (2011). I suggest that Metz's theory is too broad since it entails that merely understanding Einstein's or Darwin's views can make a life highly meaningful. Furthermore, it is unclear whether ‘fund...

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Published inReligious studies Vol. 49; no. 4; pp. 505 - 514
Main Author LANDAU, IDDO
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.12.2013
Subjects
Ethnology
General subjects. History of religions. Religious anthropology
Generalities
History and sciences of religions
Philosophy
Religion, magic, witchcraft
Religious studies
Studies in religion
Teresa (Mother)
Transcendentalism
New York
United States > US
Comparative study
History of Religions
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Summary:This article is a reply to Thaddeus Metz's ‘The good, the true, and the beautiful’ (2011). I suggest that Metz's theory is too broad since it entails that merely understanding Einstein's or Darwin's views can make a life highly meaningful. Furthermore, it is unclear whether ‘fundamental conditions’, toward which highly meaningful lives are oriented, may or may not be necessary conditions to ‘non-fundamental conditions’, how completely the former should explain the latter, and whether Metz's account is indeed non-consequentialist. While acknowledging the importance of Metz's contribution, I consider alternative directions that future research might take.
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ISSN:0034-4125
1469-901X
DOI:10.1017/S0034412512000443