Determinism Death and Meaning

<p>This book offers new arguments for determinism. It draws novel and surprising consequences from determinism for our attitudes toward such things as death, regret, grief, and the meaning of life.</p><p>The book argues that rationalism is the right attitude to take toward reality. It then shows that rationalism implies determinism and that determinism has surprising and far-reaching consequences. The author contends that the existence of all of humanity almost certainly depends on the precise time and manner of your death and mine; that purely retrospective regret, relief, gratitude, and grief are irrational for all but those who hold extreme values; and that everyone’s life has an unending impact on the future and thereby achieves the strongest kind of meaning that it makes sense to desire. </p><p>Written in a direct and accessible style, <i>Determinism, Death, and Meaning </i>will be of interest to researchers and advanced students working in metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and value theory, as well as general readers with a serious interest in these topics.</p> <p>1. Rationalism </p><p>2. Determinism Advocated </p><p>3. Determinism Defended </p><p>4. Determinism and Infinite Regress </p><p>5. The Counterfactual Past, Death, and Regret </p><p>6. Cosmic Meaning</p>