Human Predicaments : And What to Do about Them /

In his latest book, esteemed philosopher John Kekes draws on anthropology, history, and literature in order to help us cope with the common predicaments that plague us as we try to take control of our lives. In each chapter he offers fascinating new ways of thinking about a particular problem that i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kekes, John (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2016]
Temas:
Ontology.
Philosophical anthropology.
PHILOSOPHY / General.
anthropology, history, literature, decision making, predicaments, justice, boredom, ennui, social norms, morality, ethics, sexuality, caste system, class, race, ethnicity, prejudice, discrimination, cortes, simone weil, colonel hiromichi yahara, okinawa, battle, human sacrifice, ritual, rite, religion, spirituality, aztecs, shilluk, hindu, bali, philosophy, ontology, conflict, fate, autonomy, innocence, reflection, good and evil, wrong, sin, righteousness, nonfiction, sociology, michel de montaigne, hypocrisy, authenticity, imperfection.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • A Note to the Reader
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Human Predicaments and Problems
  • 2. Deep Conflicts
  • 3. Difficult Choices
  • 4. The Force of Fate
  • 5. Fear of Meaninglessness
  • 6. The Contingencies of Life
  • 7. The Divided Self
  • 8. The Complexities of Problems
  • 9. Unavoidable Hypocrisy
  • 10. The Miasma of Boredom
  • 11. The Prevalence of Evil
  • 12. The Danger of Innocence
  • Notes
  • Bibliography

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