Finding Meaning

“Finding Meaning is an engaging meditation on the central cultural disease of our time: why we don’t give a damn. Much more than just another shrill reflection on the ills of technology or the decay of democracy, it brings together a diverse set of philosophers who, while not always agreeing, are committed to pushing deeper. Insightful and occasionally poignant, this volume is for anyone interested in thinking carefully and creatively about how we got here and where to go next.”


—Ryan Kemp, associate professor of philosophy, Wheaton College





“A wide-ranging collection of essays concerning our search for meaning in an age of nihilism, Finding Meaning has much that is interesting and novel to say about how we got to where we are and what we might do about it.”


—T. J. Mawson, tutor in philosophy, University of Oxford





“This rich collection of essays revisits our contemporary malaise, which would be rooted in the abiding sense that there is nothing on which to ground ‘meaning.’ The collaborators entertain answers from love of family to the neo-Homeric ‘all things resplendent,’ to aesthetics, and a meditation on primitive Christianity. Through the chapters’ unfolding, we are privy to histories of nihilism, although contemporary responses are not lacking. This collection provides us resources to pursue the multifaceted critiques, and thereby appreciate what was lost and what, found. The journey proves well worth it.”


—Bettina Bergo, professor of philosophy, University of Montreal