The human predicament : (Record no. 35979)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 2016048629 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | DLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20190729110908.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 161213s2017 nyu b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 2016048629 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780190633813 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE | |
| Authentication code | pcc |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | rda |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Modifying agency | DLC |
| -- | MvI |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | BD435 |
| Item number | .B44 2017 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 128 |
| Edition number | 23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Benatar, David, |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The human predicament : |
| Remainder of title | a candid guide to life's biggest questions / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | David Benatar. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | New York : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Oxford University Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | [2017] |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xix, 264 pages ; |
| Dimensions | 19 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | unmediated |
| Media type code | n |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | volume |
| Carrier type code | nc |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-255) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Preface -- A reader's guide -- 1. Introduction (Life's big questions ; Pessimism and optimism ; The human predicament and the animal predicament ; To tell or not to tell?) -- 2. Meaning (Introduction ; Understanding the question ; The (somewhat) good news [Meaning sub specie hominis ; Meaning sub specie hominis communitatis ; Meaning sub specie humanitatis] ; Conclusion) -- 3. Meaninglessness (The bad news ; The theistic gambit ; Nature's 'purposes' ; Scarce value ; Discounting the cosmic perspective; Focusing on terrestrial meaning ; Sour grapes and varieties of meaning worth wanting ; Conclusion) -- 4. Quality (The meaning and quality of life ; Why people's judgment about the quality of their lives are unreliable ; The poor quality of human life ; Why is there more bad than good? ; Secular optimistic theodicies ; Conclusion). 5. Death (Introduction ; Is death bad? [Hedonism (and its discontents) ; The deprivation account ; Annihilation ; When is death bad for the person who dies? ; The symmetry argument ; Taking Epicureans seriously?] ; How bad are different deaths? ; Living in the shadow of death) -- 6. Immortality (Delusons and fanatsies of immortality ; Sour grapes ; Conclusion) -- 7. Suicide (Introduction ; Responding to common arguments against suicide [Suicide as murder ; Suicide as irrational ; Suicide as unnatural ; Suicide as cowardice ; Interests of others ; The finality of death] ; Broadening the case for suicide [A more accurate assessment of life's quality ; Does meaninglessness in life warrant suicide? ; Restoring an individual's control] ; Conclusion) -- 8. Conclusion (The human predicament in a nutshell ; Pessimism and optimism (again) ; Responding to the human predicament). |
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| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Life. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Meaning (Philosophy) |
| 948 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC); SERIES PART DESIGNATOR (RLIN) | |
| Series part designator, SPT (RLIN) | u792551 |
| 949 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) | |
| a | BD435 .B44 2017 |
| w | LC |
| c | 1 |
| h | EY8Z |
| i | 33039001427672 |
| 903 ## - LOCAL DATA ELEMENT C, LDC (RLIN) | |
| a | 35979 |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Copy number | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | Stacks | 06/19/2018 | 2 | BD435 .B44 2017 | 33039001427672 | 01/04/2024 | 11/30/2023 | 1 | Book |