ENGLISH

The Weight of Things: Philosophy and the Good Life

By Jean Kazez

Book information

Year
2007
ISBN
1405160772, 9781405160773, 1405160780, 9781405160780, 9781405181556
Open Library ID
OL22752954M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1231568 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
192\186
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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

Similar books