Standpoints: 10 Old Ideas in a New World - Couverture souple

Brinkmann, Svend

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1509523731 ISBN 13 : 9781509523733

Editeur : Polity Press, 2018

Synopsis

Self-help gurus, life coaches and business consultants love to tell us that we must strive for constant self-improvement to realize our full potential and become truly happy. But it doesn't seem to work - for many of us, life still seems hollow and meaningless. So focused are we on personal development and material possessions that we've overlooked the things that make life truly fulfilling and worthwhile.

So how do we figure out what's really worth striving for? In this compelling follow-up to his bestselling book Stand Firm, Danish philosopher and psychologist Svend Brinkmann shows us that the important things in life are those with intrinsic value, like goodness, freedom, truth and love. We should stop asking 'what's in it for me?', and turn our attention outwards to our friends, families and communities. By putting others first and embracing these unconditional principles, or standpoints, he argues, we can find a more meaningful and sustainable way of living.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Svend Brinkmann is professor of general psychology and qualitative methods at Aalborg University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Polity Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1509523731
• ISBN 13: 9781509523733
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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