- 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
- 185 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
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'.
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110
to
the
solution
of
a
difficult
problem?
In
Plato’s
early
dialogues,
Socrates
obviously
takes
pleasure
in
debating
values
and
alternative
approaches
to
life.
Indeed,
dear
reader,
you
might
be
someone
who
enjoys
struggling
with
difficult
decisions,
since
you’ve
made
it
this
far
into
this
book.
It
might
not
be
too
self-congratulatory
to
say
that
people
who
have
oppor-
tunities
to
tussle
with
values,
and
enjoy
the
tussle,
have
the
potential
to
live
especially
good
lives.
Table of contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Index
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