Graceful Simplicity : The Philosophy and Politics of the Alternative American Dream / Jerome M. Segal; ed. by Jerome M. Segal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Segal, Jerome M., Author.

Contributor:

Segal, Jerome M., Editor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.) : 13 tables

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2003]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Despite the United States' economic abundance, "the good life" has proved elusive. Millions long for more time for friends and family, for reading or walking or relaxing. Instead our lives are frantic, hectic, and harried. In Graceful Simplicity, Jerome M. Segal, philosopher, political activist, and former staff member of the House Budget Committee, expands and deepens the contemporary discourse on simple living. He articulates his conception of a politics of simplicity-one rooted in beauty, peace of mind, appreciativeness, and generosity of spirit.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Part I Toward a Politics of Simplicity

CHAPTER ONE Two Ways of Thinking About Money

CHAPTER TWO Individualistic Strategies for Simple Living

CHAPTER THREE The Money We Need

CHAPTER FOUR The Politics of Simplicity

Interlude

CHAPTER FIVE How Did We Get Where We Are?

Part II Toward a Philosophy of Simple Living

CHAPTER. SIX Graceful Living

CHAPTER SEVEN Graceful Living and Retreating from the World

CHAPTER EIGHT Graceful Opulence versus Graceful Simplicity

CHAPTER NINE Are We Simple Creatures?

CHAPTER TEN The Monetary Illusion

CONCLUSION Economic Life for the Twenty-first Century

NOTES

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 09. Dez 2023)

ISBN:

0-520-92947-0

OCLC:

1414454932