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23/02/2013 GMT

Meaning in Life

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What makes your life meaningful? With Alain de Botton, Susan Wolf and Alexandre Mitchell.

Meaning in life: what is it, exactly, that makes our lives worthwhile? And who decides?

What is it that makes your life worthwhile and meaningful, whether you are an atheist or a believer? And can we find it by looking into ourselves or do we need to be appreciated by others?

Bridget Kendall's guides through the labyrinth of possibilities are professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Susan Wolf; writer, philosopher, television presenter and entrepreneur Alain de Botton; and archaeologist-turned-novelist Alexandre Mitchell.

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