{"product_id":"what-makes-life-meaningful-a-debate-9781032566153","title":"What Makes Life Meaningful?: A Debate","description":"\u003cp\u003eCan human life be meaningful? What does talk about life's meaning even \u003ci\u003emean\u003c\/i\u003e? What is God's role, if any, in a meaningful life? These three questions frame this one-of-a-kind debate between two philosophers who have spent most of their professional lives thinking and writing about the topic of life's meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThaddeus Metz \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, and is often credited for having helped develop life's meaning as a distinct field in Anglo-American philosophy over the past 20 years. Metz has published more than 300 professional works, including the books \u003cem\u003eMeaning in Life: An Analytic Study\u003c\/em\u003e (2013) and \u003cem\u003eGod, Soul and the Meaning of Life\u003c\/em\u003e (2019).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoshua W. Seachris \u003c\/strong\u003eis Assistant Teaching Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, and managing editor of the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Analytic Theology\u003c\/em\u003e. From 2012-2023, he was Program Director for the Center for Philosophy of Religion at Notre Dame. In addition to his published journal articles, he is the editor of\u003cem\u003e Exploring the Meaning of Life: An Anthology and Guide\u003c\/em\u003e (2012); co-editor (with Stewart Goetz) of \u003cem\u003eGod and Meaning: New Essays \u003c\/em\u003e(2016); and co-author (with Stewart Goetz) of \u003cem\u003eWhat Is This Thing Called the Meaning of Life?\u003c\/em\u003e (2020).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50488153047314,"sku":"9781032566153","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bcd02de7-4543-4a1e-b4e1-80bb3d74e704.jpg?v=1730470037","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/what-makes-life-meaningful-a-debate-9781032566153","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}