The Death of Meaning
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
For centuries, humanistic philosophers have produced an endless array of books and treatises that attempt rationalize man and his thought processes without acknowledging God, the mediatory work of Jesus, or man’s sin. God holds all such efforts in derision and subjects their authors and adherents to futility. Philosophers who rebel against God are compelled to abandon meaning itself, for they possess neither the tools nor the place to anchor it.
In The Death of Meaning, Rushdoony clearly articulates each major philosopher’s position and its implications, identifying the intellectual and moral consequences of each school of thought and tracing the dead end to which each naturally leads. This penetrating volume provides clear guidance, even for laymen unfamiliar with philosophy.
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- Text from three different lecture series
- Explanation of the different schools of philosophical thought
Top Highlights
“In contrast, the non-Christian thinker denies in principle the total meaning and rationality of the cosmos, because he denies that it is the unified work of the sovereign God; in consequence, he insists on the ultimacy of his own mind and its ability to recognize what element of meaning there may be, and he imposes his own meaning upon reality.” (Page 12)
“I think, therefore I am.’ Not even the physical universe enters into this first principle, let alone God. The mind of man reigns alone, autonomous, and supreme in this first principle.” (Page 10)
“Hume did not deny that the physical universe exists; he denied that it could be known.” (Pages 24–25)
“In reality, with Descartes, modern man began a retreat into the confines of the mind.” (Page 8)
“The principle of Kant is that only in experience is there truth.” (Page 28)
- Title: The Death of Meaning
- Author: Rousas John Rushdoony
- Publisher: Ross House Books
- Publication Date: 2002
- Pages: 180
Rousas John Rushdoony (1916–2001) was a well-known American scholar, the author of more than 30 books. He held BA and MA degrees from the University of California and received his theological training at the Pacific School of Religion. An ordained minister, he worked as a missionary among Paiute and Shoshone Indians and as a pastor to two California churches. He founded the Chalcedon Foundation, an educational organization devoted to research, publishing, and cogent communication of a distinctively Christian scholarship to the world at large. His writing in the Chalcedon Report and his numerous books inspired a generation of believers to be active in reconstructing the world to the glory of Jesus Christ. Until his death, he resided in Vallecito, California, where he engaged in research, lecturing, and assisting others in developing programs to put faith into action.