Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
1. Introduction: Sophocles' Wisdom
2. Historicity and the Metaphysics of Existence: Heidegger
3. Generating Life, Generating Meaning: Dilthey
4. Philosophy and Action: Arendt
5. On the Threshold of Finitude: Nancy
Afterword: What Would the Clone Make of Us?
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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Reorienting our approach to fundamental questions about human existence

About the Author

Anne O'Byrne is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Stony Brook University.

Reviews

"An extraordinary book, beautifully written, well argued." Peg Birmingham, DePaul University