Author(s)

Ivan William Kelly

Professor Emeritus, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.

Philosophers often focus on topics such as death and old age, and much less on other stages of life. The British-American philosopher Kienan Setiya (2017) has recently taken on the topic of middle age from a philosophical perspective and offered suggestions for dealing with the angst often associated with mid-age. His suggestions are based on both his own experiences and practical thoughts based on his readings of other philosophers during their mid-life periods. My own contribution is to describe his thoughts and add a few observations of my own.

Middle Age, Midlife, Midlife Crisis, Meaning of Life

Kelly, I. W. (2018) Middle Age: Setiya’s Philosophical Reflections. Open Journal of Philosophy, 8, 343-354. doi: 10.4236/ojpp.2018.84024.