Happiness in action a philosopher's guide to the good life
Adam Sandel revives one of the oldest philosophical questions: What constitutes a good life? Drawing on thinkers ancient and modern, as well as his own experience as a record-setting athlete, he argues that fulfillment lies not in achieving goals but in forging a life journey that enables us to see...
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Format: | eBook Electronic |
Language: | English |
Imprint: | Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University Press 2022 |
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Online Access: | Click here for full text |
Summary: | Adam Sandel revives one of the oldest philosophical questions: What constitutes a good life? Drawing on thinkers ancient and modern, as well as his own experience as a record-setting athlete, he argues that fulfillment lies not in achieving goals but in forging a life journey that enables us to see our struggles and triumphs as an integrated whole "Here, at last, is a book about what happiness really means, and why it often eludes us in our stressed-out, always-on lives." |
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Item Description: | Online resource; title from PDF title page (ProQuest Ebook Central platform, viewed September 16, 2022) |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (292 pages) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 9780674287327 0674287320 9780674287310 0674287312 |