This book is a highly original exploration of what life could and
should be. It juxtaposes a philosophical enquiry into the nature of
the good life with an ethnography of people living in a small Irish
town. Attending carefully to the everyday lives of these
people, the ethnographic chapters examine topics ranging from
freedom and inequality to the creation of community and the purpose
of life. These chapters alternate with discussions of similar
topics by a wide range of philosophers in the Western tradition,
from Socrates and the Stoics through Kant, Hegel and Heidegger to
Adorno, Rawls, MacIntyre and Nussbaum. As an ethnography, this is a
book of praise that reveals just how much we can learn from a
respectful acknowledgment of what ordinary modest people have
achieved. By creating community as a deliberate and social project
that provides the foundation for a more fulfilling life, where
affluence has not led to an increase in individualism, the people
in this town have found a way to live the good enough life. The
book also shows how anthropology and philosophy can complement and
enrich one another in an inquiry into what we might accomplish in
our lives.
General
| Imprint: |
Polity Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
November 2023 |
| First published: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Daniel Miller
|
| Pages: |
300 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5095-5964-0 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-5095-5964-7 |
| Barcode: |
9781509559640 |
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