With The Relevance of Philosophy to Life, eminent American philosopher John Lachs reminds us that philosophy is not merely a remote subject of academic research and discourse, but an ever-changing field which can help us navigate through some of the chaos of late twentieth-century living. It provides a clear-eyed look at important philosophical issues—the primacy of values, rationality and irrationality, society and its discontents, life and death, and the traits of human nature—as related to the human condition in the modern world.