Title:
The best things in life : a guide to what really matters
Author:
Publication Date:
2011
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.
Physical Description:
vi, 200 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
ISBN:
9780195331424
Abstract:
Thomas Hurka takes a fresh look at these perennial questions as they arise for us now in the 21st century. Should we value family over career? How do we balance self-interest and serving others? What activities bring us the most joy? While religion, literature, popular psychology, and everyday wisdom all grapple with these questions, philosophy more than anything else uses the tools of reason to make important distinction.
Contents:
Feeling good -- Finding that feeling -- The place of pleasure -- Knowing what's what -- Making things happen -- Being good -- Love and friendship -- Putting it together.
Language:
English
