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It then evaluates whether nihilism ruins one’s life through consequences such as absurdity, transcendence, humanism, and relativism. The book investigates the nature and persistence of philosophical questions, the problem of consciousness, the transcendent hypothesis, time, universals, and the interrelation of nihilism, transcendence, and philosophy.","Philosophy in a Meaningless Life  \nAlso available from Bloomsbury  \nThe Bloomsbury Companion to Heidegger, edited by Francois Raffoul and Eric S. Nelson Nietzsche, Nihilism and the Philosophy of the Future, edited by Jeffrey Metzger  \nNothingness and the Meaning of Life, Nicholas Waghorn Time, Creation and the Continuum, Richard Sorabji Truth and Method, Hans-Georg Gadamer  \nPhilosophy in a Meaningless Life  \nA System of Nihilism, Consciousness and Reality  \nJames Tartaglia  \nBloomsbury Academic An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc  \nLONDON • OXFORD • NEW YORK • NEW DELHI • SYDNEY  \nBloomsbury Academic  \nAn imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc  \n50 Bedford Square 1385 Broadway  \nLondon New York  \nWC1B 3DP NY 10018  \nUK USA  \n[www.bloomsbury.com](www.bloomsbury.com)  \nBLOOMSBURY and the Diana logo are trademarks of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc  \nFirst published 2016  \nPaperback edition first published 2016  \n© James Tartaglia, 2016  \nJames Tartaglia has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the Author of this work.  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publishers.  \nNo responsibility for loss caused to any individual or organization acting on or refraining from action as a result of the material in this publication can be accepted by Bloomsbury or the author.  \nBritish Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data  \nA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.  \nISBN: HB: 978-1-4742-4770-2  \nPB: 978-1-3500-1751-1  \nePDF: 978-1-4742-4767-2  \nePub: 978-1-4742-4768-9  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nTartaglia, James, 1973–  \nPhilosophy in a meaningless life: a system of nihilism, consciousness and reality / James Tartaglia.– 1 [edition] .  \npages cm  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.  \nISBN 978-1-4742-4770-2 (hb)  \n1. Life. 2. Meaning (Philosophy) 3. Meaninglessness (Philosophy)  \n4. Nihilism (Philosophy) 5. Consciousness. I. Title.  \nBD431.T1495 2015  \n128–dc23  \n2015021230  \nTypeset by Newgen knowledge Works (P) Ltd. , Chennai, India  \nThis book is dedicated with love to Zo Hoida  \nContents  \nPreface ix  \nIntroduction 1  \n1 The Meaninglessness of Life 21  \n1. The truth of nihilism 21  \n2. Attunements to nihilism: Anxiety and boredom 25  \n3. Heidegger’s rejection of nihilism 28  \n4. The priority of boredom 31  \n5. Existence and nihilism 34  \n6. Nietzsche’s nihilism 36  \n2 A Survey of Misguided Coping Strategies: Does Nihilism  \nRuin Your Life? 41  \n1. The consequences of nihilism 41  \n2. Absurdity 44  \n3. Transcendence 48  \n4. Humanism 53  \n5. Relativism 56  \n3 On What Philosophy Is 61  \n1. The persistence of philosophical questions 61  \n2. What is philosophy? 63  \n3. Enframement and ontology 69  \n4. Against philosophy-scepticism 74  \n5. Meno’s paradox 78  \n4 The Problem of Consciousness 83  \n1. Consciousness and objective thought 83  \n2. Indirectness and self-awareness 86  \n3. Consciousness as the brain: Revisionism 89  \n4. Consciousness as the brain: From identification to revisionism 95  \nviii Contents  \n5 Consciousness: The Transcendent Hypothesis 101  \n1. Consciousness and transcendence 101  \n2. The problem in a dream 103  \n3. The transcendent hypothesis I: Two traditional themes 105  \n4. The transcendent hypothesis II: Introspection and perception 108  \n5. The transcendent hypothesis III: Appearance and reality 114  \n6. The transcendent hypothesis IV: Idealism and realism 117  \n7. Is it true? 120  \n6 Time 123  \n1. Time in and out ofthe framework 123  \n2. Time and objective thought 126  \n3. The block theory 131  \n4. Time and transcendence 135  \n5. Respite without consolation 144  \n7 Universals 147  \n1. Universals and the meaning of life 147  \n2. Universals, ontology and mind 152  \n3. 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