Action versus Contemplation : Why an Ancient Debate Still Matters /

"All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone," Blaise Pascal wrote in 1654. But then there's Walt Whitman, in 1856: "Whoever you are, come forth! Or man or woman come forth! / You must not stay sleeping and dallying there in the h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Summit, Jennifer (Autor), Vermeule, Blakey (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2018]
Temas:
Ideals (Philosophy)
Ideals (Philosophy).
Life.
Meaning (Philosophy)
Meaning (Philosophy).
PHILOSOPHY / General.
action, contemplation, virtue, philosophy, human nature, happiness, satisfaction, aristotle, blaise pascal, walt whitman, alexander the great, humanities, business, capitalism, meaning, career, profession, plato, pixar, reference, interplay, solitude, company, future, planning, living in moment, present, ideals, relaxation, stress, work, leisure, private, public, science, university, college, higher education, learning, nonfiction.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. From Action and Contemplation to Stress and Relaxation
  • 2 The Action Bias and the Human Condition
  • 3. Science and Humanities
  • 4. Work and Leisure
  • 5. Public and Private
  • 6. A Life of Meaning in a Market World
  • Conclusion: The University and the World
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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