| Description |
1 online resource (167 pages) |
| Series |
The Art of Living |
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Art of Living
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: the problems ; 2. Love ; 3. Work ; 4. Faith, chance and the ethics of belief ; 5. Boredom and acedia; 6. Commitment, life and meaning ; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Most of us care about certain people and things, and some of these concerns become personal commitments, involving our values, our relationships, our work and our religious or political stances. But what is commitement, and why should it matter? Is social commitment - for example, to the family - being eroded by individualism or ironic detachment? And how should we deal with the potential tension between devotion to a life-stance, and the doubts prompted by pursuit of rational integrity? In this work, Piers Benn delves into the relationship between commitment and meaningful life, and asks whet |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Commitment
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Social choice.
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Self-realization.
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Self-realization
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Social choice
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317488279 |
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131748827X |
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