Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 170 pages) |
Contents |
What Is Fate? -- Fate's Global Reach -- The Language of Fate -- Fateful Arguments -- A Tool for Social Control -- Attitudes toward Life |
Summary |
"Fate is a powerful part of the way people think and talk about the universe and their place in it. It drives the disturbing visions of terrorists and cultists, energizes the followers of social movements, and endlessly inspires pundits, futurologists, utopian and dystopian theorists, and storytellers of all types. Talk about fate has no limits that restrict it to a particular age, society, or type of worldview. Careful investigation reveals that fate continually reasserts itself across cultures and generations, giving it both ancestral weight and modern relevance. That fate and fateful ideas have undergone some reprehensible transformations and misuses cannot be disputed. But this manuscript reveals fate's more positive side. Fate may be thought of just as the fixed conditions of life, and the imponderable way certain unanticipated occurrences alter the path we follow over time. When we look at fate in this way, we find that the idea is both supported by experience and suitable for integration into views of life that preserve our sense of agency and purpose. Fate is about the most basic things-the beginning and ending and the ultimate comings and goings of life. It embraces the fortunes and misfortunes that are our lot. Thinking about fate teaches us about who we are, how we see the world, and our evaluation of the possibilities of life. The argument of the book is supported by a multicultural, global perspective on the topic, and is elaborated with the use of abundant literary, philosophical, and everyday examples."-- Provided by publisher |
Analysis |
Allah |
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COVID-19 |
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Daoism |
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God |
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Holocaust |
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Stoicism |
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amor fati |
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apocalypse |
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caste |
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causation |
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chance |
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character |
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choice |
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climate change |
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contingency |
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culture |
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death |
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destiny |
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determinism |
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doomsday |
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eschatology |
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existence |
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facticity (givenness) |
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fatalism |
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fortune |
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freedom |
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genetics |
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history |
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human condition |
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inevitability |
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justice |
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karma |
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kismet |
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life |
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luck |
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meaning |
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mythology |
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predictability |
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providence |
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race |
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religion |
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responsibility |
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self-fulfilling prophesy |
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sex |
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social control |
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suicide |
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superstition |
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totemism |
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universe |
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war |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 05, 2024) |
Subject |
Fate and fatalism.
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PHILOSOPHY / Essays
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Fate and fatalism
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780228020455 |
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022802045X |
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9780228020448 |
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0228020441 |
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