The Question of Life's Meaning: An African Perspective

Attoe, Aribiah David

In answering the question of life’s meaning, the African perspective is only just beginning to emerge. While this is true, a critical examination of African theories of meaningfulness, the possibility of life’s meaninglessness, as well as ideas about the proper mode/mood for living with the meaninglessness of life are largely underexplored within the African philosophical tradition. This book provides several plausible accounts of meaning in/of life from an African perspective, examines the relationship between death and life’s meaningfulness, and explores the possibility of life’s meaninglessness, proposing the “philosophy of indifference” as the proper mode/mood for living with the meaninglessness of life.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2023-10-06

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783031418419

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-41842-6

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 203