Happiness. We all want it - but how can we get it? Author Mark Vernon has solved the problem by collecting the wisdom of the greatest minds in history and making their thinking on the things that matter most in life accessible and, above all, practical. Full of everyday examples to make sometimes high-blown philosophy entertaining and relevant, this book shows you how you can crack the secret to living The Good Life.
Happiness. We all want it - but how can we get it? Author Mark Vernon has solved the problem by collecting the wisdom of the greatest minds in history and making their thinking on the things that matter most in life accessible and, above all, practical. Full of everyday examples to make sometimes high-blown philosophy entertaining and relevant, this book shows you how you can crack the secret to living The Good Life.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Mark Vernon is an author and journalist. He's written books on friendship, wellbeing, belief, science and the philosophy of the everyday. His articles and reviews on religious, philosophical and ethical themes have appeared in many newspapers and magazines, including the Guardian, Evening Standard and TLS. He has a degree in physics, theology and philosophy, regularly contributes to debates and festivals, and is a founding member of The School of Life in London. He played on the left wing for Socrates Wanderers in the 2010 Philosophers' Football Match.
Inhaltsangabe
* : 1. Anger the discomforting opportunity * : 2. Art beyond consumption * : 3. Beauty as a guide in life * : 4. Community or the ties that free us * : 5. Earth our island home * : 6. Forgiveness and having a future * : 7. Freedom by giving stuff up * : 8. Friendship its perils and promise * : 9. Gratitude and the surprise called life * : 10. Hope and the courage to be * : 11. Humour its humanity and humility * : 12. Individuality not individualism * : 13. Love or how to be seriously promiscuous * : 14. Me being true to yourself * : 15. Meaning or why it's good to talk * : 16. Money our frozen desire * : 17. Mourning and avoiding depression * : 18. Music and learning from mistakes * : 19. Pets and the value of strangers * : 20. Religion or filling the God-shaped hole * : 21. Responsibility and what's true for you * : 22. Seeing a lesson in looking at the world * : 23. Sex and what makes it good * : 24. Stillness its intensification of life * : 25. Stories and expanding your moral imagination * : 26. Tolerance or the wisdom of others * : 27. Uncertainty and the value of doubt * : 28. Wisdom also called love's knowledge * : 29. Wonder in the ordinary * : 30. Work and becoming what you are
* : 1. Anger the discomforting opportunity * : 2. Art beyond consumption * : 3. Beauty as a guide in life * : 4. Community or the ties that free us * : 5. Earth our island home * : 6. Forgiveness and having a future * : 7. Freedom by giving stuff up * : 8. Friendship its perils and promise * : 9. Gratitude and the surprise called life * : 10. Hope and the courage to be * : 11. Humour its humanity and humility * : 12. Individuality not individualism * : 13. Love or how to be seriously promiscuous * : 14. Me being true to yourself * : 15. Meaning or why it's good to talk * : 16. Money our frozen desire * : 17. Mourning and avoiding depression * : 18. Music and learning from mistakes * : 19. Pets and the value of strangers * : 20. Religion or filling the God-shaped hole * : 21. Responsibility and what's true for you * : 22. Seeing a lesson in looking at the world * : 23. Sex and what makes it good * : 24. Stillness its intensification of life * : 25. Stories and expanding your moral imagination * : 26. Tolerance or the wisdom of others * : 27. Uncertainty and the value of doubt * : 28. Wisdom also called love's knowledge * : 29. Wonder in the ordinary * : 30. Work and becoming what you are
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