The Answer to Life, Love, and Truth That Doesn't Fail

Exploring Marguerite Young's philosophy

“What motive in this quest but the search for life, for love, for truth that does not fail? I had come because of my own heart’s need for an answer.” Vera, in Miss MacIntosh, My Darling by Marguerite Young.

This book explores the philosophy in Miss MacIntosh, My Darling chapter by chapter. Vera, as the philosopher, is our guide and the sentence above is her quest. While I whole-heartedly urge everyone to read Miss MacIntosh, My Darling by Marguerite Young (new edition available through Dalkey Archive), this book can be read on its own. While it draws information and examples from the novel, the questions and answers can be explored independently. Reading it in conjunction with the novel will only enrich the reader's experience of this quintessential American epic novel.

This book prepares the reader to answer, discuss, debate, or ponder the big questions about life, love, and truth. Grounded in the classics yet fully immersed in American culture and mythology, it is a primer to help you navigate any seemingly "new" philosophies. It is a comprehensive counter argument to the "Dark Enlightenment", "Techbro philosophy", and "fascism".