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[Darwinism and the meaning of "meaning"].

Authors :
Castrodeza C
Source :
Asclepio; archivo iberoamericano de historia de la medicina y antropologia medica [Asclepio] 2009; Vol. 61 (2), pp. 177-212.
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

The problem of the meaning of life is herewith contemplated from a Darwinian perspective. It is argued how factors such as existential depression, the concern about the meaning of "meaning," the problem of evil, death as the end of our personal identity, happiness as an unachievable goal, etc. may well have an adaptive dimension "controlled" neither by ourselves nor obscure third parties (conspiracy theories) but "simply" by our genes (replicators in general) so that little if anything is to be done to find a radical remedy for the human condition.

Details

Language :
Spanish; Castilian
ISSN :
0210-4466
Volume :
61
Issue :
2
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Asclepio; archivo iberoamericano de historia de la medicina y antropologia medica
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
21032944
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3989/asclepio.2009.v61.i2.289