Is that all there is?

Michael Smith

doi:10.1007/s10892-005-4591-9

Is that all there is?

Michael Smith^*

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Abstract

I take issue with two suggestions of Joel Feinberg's: first that it is incoherent to suppose that human life as such is absurd and second that a particular human life may be absurd and yet saved from being tragic by being fulfilled. I also argue that human life as such may well be absurd and I consider various responses to this.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	75-106
Number of pages	32
Journal	Journal of Ethics
Volume	10
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10892-005-4591-9
Publication status	Published - Jan 2006
Externally published	Yes

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