Midlife [electronic resource] : A Philosophical Guide
Kieran Setiya2018
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Philosophical wisdom and practical advice for overcoming the problems of middle
age.
How can you reconcile yourself with the lives you will never lead, with
possibilities foreclosed, and with nostalgia for lost youth? How can you accept
the failings of the past, the sense of futility in the tasks that consume the
present, and the prospect of death that blights the future? In this self-help
book with a difference, Kieran Setiya confronts the inevitable challenges of
adulthood and middle age, showing how philosophy can help you thrive.
You will learn why missing out might be a good thing, how options are overrated,
and when you should be glad you made a mistake. You will be introduced to
philosophical consolations for mortality. And you will learn what it would mean
to live in the present, how it could solve your midlife crisis, and why
meditation helps.
Ranging from Aristotle, Schopenhauer, and John Stuart Mill to Virginia Woolf and
Simone de Beauvoir, as well as dra...
Main title:
Midlife [electronic resource] : A Philosophical Guide / Kieran Setiya
Author:
Kieran Setiya, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Tantor Audio, 2018
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file) (126 MB, 04:35:44 H)
Performers:
Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne
Audience:
Adult
System details:
Platform: findawayMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781977325440
Language:
English
BRN:
449448
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