January 2013 , Volume 28 , Issue 1, pp 115-123
Why Thomas is so hardy: literature inspired by evolution to make sense of the senseless
Abstract
Although existentialism and evolutionary biology might appear to be polar opposites, with the former denying a role for “human nature-and the latter emphasizing it, there are some unrecognized parallels. One in particular is that both disciplines assume that human life is not inherently meaningful, such that any attribution of meaning must arise from human actions. The present article traces some of this intellectual correspondence in the realm of literature.
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Although existentialism and evolutionary biology might appear to be polar opposites, with the former denying a role for “human nature-and the latter emphasizing it, there are some unrecognized parallels. One in particular is that both disciplines assume that human life is not inherently meaningful, such that any attribution of meaning must arise from human actions. The present article traces some of this intellectual correspondence in the realm of literature.
