Hitchens, death, and meaning

Here is how the Maverick ends: "If materialism is true, then I think Nietzsche is right: truth is not a value; life-enhancing illusions are to be preferred.  If truth is out of all relation to human flourishing, why should we value it?"

Read the rest (its short mijos) here: 

http://maverickphilosopher.typepad.com/maverick_philosopher/2010/08/on-hitchens-and-death.html