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An Unknown World: Notes on the Meaning of the Earth

What is the purpose of life on Earth? Philosopher Jacob Needleman frames man's role on the planet in a completely new and fresh way, moving beyond the usual environmental concerns to reveal how the care and maintenance of a world is something vital and basic to our existence as authentic human beings.

In some of his most deeply affecting writing, Needleman draws on his childhood experiences with a terminally ill friend whose impending death forces the young boys to face questions of the meaning of existence at an early age — questions that Needleman carried with him in his explorations of science and philosophy throughout his career as a scholar of religions. The conclusions that he reaches will give all of us a new sense of the purpose of our lives and the planet we live on.

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 240
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781585429011
  • Genres
  • philosophy, spirituality
  • Release date
  • 2012