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The Weight of Things
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Philosophy and the Good Life
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Artikel-Nr:
9781405181556
Veröffentl:
2009
Einband:
E-Book
Seiten:
192
Autor:
Jean Kazez
eBook Typ:
PDF
eBook Format:
Reflowable E-Book
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
The Weight of Things explores the hard questions of our daily lives, examining both classic and contemporary accounts of what it means to lead 'the good life'. Looks at the views of philosophers such as Aristotle, the Stoics, Mill, Nietzsche, and Sartre as well as contributions from other traditions, such as Buddhism Incorporates key arguments from contemporary philosophers including Peter Singer, Martha Nussbaum, Robert Nozick, John Finnis, and Susan Wolf Uses examples from biography, literature, history, movies and media, and the news Gives a fresh perspective on the hard questions of our daily lives An engaging read; an excellent book for both students and general readers
The Weight of Things explores the hard questions of ourdaily lives, examining both classic and contemporary accounts ofwhat it means to lead 'the good life'.* * Looks at the views of philosophers such as Aristotle, theStoics, Mill, Nietzsche, and Sartre as well as contributions fromother traditions, such as Buddhism* Incorporates key arguments from contemporary philosophersincluding Peter Singer, Martha Nussbaum, Robert Nozick, JohnFinnis, and Susan Wolf* Uses examples from biography, literature, history, movies andmedia, and the news* Gives a fresh perspective on the hard questions of our dailylives* An engaging read; an excellent book for both students andgeneral readers
Introduction.1. This Mortal World.2. Strange Lives.3. Reason and Luck.4. Is Happiness All That Matters?.5. Necessities.6. Puzzles of Diversity.7. Hard Choices.8. Trying to be Good.9. The Religious Realm.10. Taking Aim.Notes.Bibliography.Acknowledgments.Index