Why we are restless : on the modern quest for contentment /

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We live in an age of unprecedented prosperity, yet everywhere we see signs that our pursuit of happiness has proven fruitless. Dissatisfied, we seek change for the sake of change - even if it means undermining the foundations of our common life. In Why We Are Restless, Benjamin and Jenna Storey offe...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Storey, Benjamin (Professor) (Author), Storey, Jenna Silber (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]
Series:New forum books.
Subjects:
Contentment.
Happiness.
Happiness
Contentement.
Bonheur.
PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Contentment
Christianity.
Democracy in America.
French philosophy.
anxiety.
atheism.
classical education.
decadence.
democracy.
depression.
elites.
good life.
history of philosophy.
hyperactivity.
ideal of happiness.
immanent contentment.
liberal education.
materialism.
meaning of life.
modernity.
moralist.
paradox of choice.
political philosophy.
purpose of life.
pursuit of happiness.
roots of modernity.
self.
skepticism.
unhappiness.
what is happiness.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: We restless souls
  • Introduction: Four French thinkers on the modern quest for contentment
  • Montaigne: the art of ordinary life
  • Pascal: the inhumanity of immanence
  • Rousseau: the tragedy of nature's redeemer
  • Tocqueville: democracy and the naked soul
  • Conclusion: Liberal education and the art of choosing.

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