Life is hard : how philosophy can help us find our way (Record no. 32228)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781529153378
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 128.4
Item number SET
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Setiya, Kieran
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Life is hard : how philosophy can help us find our way
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Hutchinson Heinemann,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2022
Place of publication, distribution, etc London :
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xii, 222 p. ;
Dimensions 21 cm
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price amount 699.00
Price type code INR
Unit of pricing 01
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Pain, Loneliness, Grief, Injustice ... Hope? Life is hard - as the past few years have made painfully clear. From personal trauma to the injustice and absurdity of the world, sometimes simply going on can feel too much. But could there be solace - and even hope - in acknowledging the hardships of the human condition? Might doing so free us from the tyranny of striving for our "best lives" and help us find warmth, humanity, and humour in the lives we actually have? Could it inspire in us the desire for a better world? In this profound and personal book, Kieran Setiya shows how philosophy can help us find our way. He shares his own experience with chronic pain and the consolation that comes from making sense of it. He asks what we can learn from loneliness and loss about the value of human life. And he explores how we can fail with grace, confront injustice, and search for meaning in the face of despair. Drawing on ancient and modern philosophy, as well as fiction, comedy, social science and personal essay, Life is Hard is a book for this moment - a work of solace and compassion. It draws us towards justice, for ourselves and others, by acknowledging what it means to be alive.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Suffering
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Hope
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Personal Growth
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Self-Help
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Mind
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Pain
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Lonliness
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Grief
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Injustice
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Hope
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          DAIICT DAIICT 2023-08-29 699.00 1 128.4 SET 034239 2024-01-09 2023-12-29 Books

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