In addresses written for a wide general audience, one of the twentieth century's most prominent thinkers, Claude L?vi-Strauss, here offers the insights of a lifetime on the crucial questions of human existence.Responding to questions as varied as 'Can there be meaning in chaos?', 'What can science learn from myth?' and 'What is structuralism?', L?vi-Strauss presents, in clear, precise language, essential guidance for those who want to learn more about the potential of the human mind.