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The best things in life : a guide to what really matters /
For centuries, philosophers, theologians, moralists, and ordinary people have asked: How should we live? What makes for a good life? In The Best Things in Life, distinguished philosopher Thomas Hurka takes a fresh look at these perennial questions as they arise for us now in the 21st century. Should...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2011.
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| Colección: | Philosophy in action.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | For centuries, philosophers, theologians, moralists, and ordinary people have asked: How should we live? What makes for a good life? In The Best Things in Life, distinguished philosopher 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vi, 200 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-194) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199715978 0199715971 9781282895430 1282895435 |