The best things in life : a guide to what really matters / Thomas Hurka.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hurka, Thomas, 1952-

Series:

Philosophy in action.

Philosophy in action

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Feeling good : four ways

Finding that feeling

The place of pleasure

Knowing what's what

Making things happen

Being good

Love and friendship

Putting it together.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-975261-3

1-282-89543-5

9786612895432

0-19-971597-1

OCLC:

689055345