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Action Versus Contemplation: Why an Ancient Debate Still Matters
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 022603223X ISBN 13: 9780226032238
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Action versus Contemplation: Why an Ancient Debate Still Matters
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 022603223X ISBN 13: 9780226032238
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Standard-sized.
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Action versus Contemplation: Why an Ancient Debate Still Matters
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 022603223X ISBN 13: 9780226032238
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. hardcover book with dust jacket in very good shape.
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dvd. Condition: Good. library discard, may contain stamps/stickers and protective plastic from circulation.
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Lost Property: The Woman Writer and English Literary History, 1380-1589
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2000
ISBN 10: 0226780139 ISBN 13: 9780226780139
Paperback. Condition: Good. Softcover in Good condition. Some discrete pencil notation, else like new. Good binding. Minimal wear to the exterior. Ships fast and guaranteed well protected with domestic tracking.
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Lost Property: The Woman Writer and English Literary History, 1380-1589
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2000
ISBN 10: 0226780139 ISBN 13: 9780226780139
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Action versus Contemplation: Why an Ancient Debate Still Matters
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 022670663X ISBN 13: 9780226706634
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE PAPERBACK Standard-sized.
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Action versus Contemplation: Why an Ancient Debate Still Matters
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 022670663X ISBN 13: 9780226706634
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD PAPERBACK Standard-sized.
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Action Versus Contemplation : Why an Ancient Debate Still Matters
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 022670663X ISBN 13: 9780226706634
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
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Action versus Contemplation
Language: English
Published by The University of Chicago Press, US, 2020
ISBN 10: 022670663X ISBN 13: 9780226706634
Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: New. "All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone," Blaise Pascal wrote in 1654. But then there's Walt Whitman, in 1856: "Whoever you are, come forth! Or man or woman come forth! / You must not stay sleeping and dallying there in the house." It is truly an ancient debate: Is it better to be active or contemplative? To do or to think? To make an impact, or to understand the world more deeply? Aristotle argued for contemplation as the highest state of human flourishing. But it was through action that his student Alexander the Great conquered the known world. Which should we aim at? Centuries later, this argument underlies a surprising number of the questions we face in contemporary life. Should students study the humanities, or train for a job? Should adults work for money or for meaning? And in tumultuous times, should any of us sit on the sidelines, pondering great books, or throw ourselves into protests and petition drives? With Action versus Contemplation, Jennifer Summit and Blakey Vermeule address the question in a refreshingly unexpected way: by refusing to take sides. Rather, they argue for a rethinking of the very opposition. The active and the contemplative can-and should-be vibrantly alive in each of us, fused rather than sundered. Writing in a personable, accessible style, Summit and Vermeule guide readers through the long history of this debate from Plato to Pixar, drawing compelling connections to the questions and problems of today. Rather than playing one against the other, they argue, we can discover how the two can nourish, invigorate, and give meaning to each other, as they have for the many writers, artists, and thinkers, past and present, whose examples give the book its rich, lively texture of interplay and reference. This is not a self-help book. It won't give you instructions on how to live your life. Instead, it will do something better: it will remind you of the richness of a life that embraces action and contemplation, company and solitude, living in the moment and planning for the future. Which is better? Readers of this book will discover the answer: both.
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Action Versus Contemplation : Why an Ancient Debate Still Matters
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 022670663X ISBN 13: 9780226706634
Condition: New.
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Memory's Library: Medieval Books in Early Modern England
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2011
ISBN 10: 0226781704 ISBN 13: 9780226781709
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE PAPERBACK Standard-sized.
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Action versus Contemplation
Language: English
Published by The University of Chicago Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 022670663X ISBN 13: 9780226706634
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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ACTION VERSUS CONTEMPLATION
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 022670663X ISBN 13: 9780226706634
Condition: NEW.
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Action Versus Contemplation : Why an Ancient Debate Still Matters
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 022603223X ISBN 13: 9780226032238
Condition: New.
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Action versus Contemplation Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago press, 2018
ISBN 10: 022603223X ISBN 13: 9780226032238
Condition: New. Brand New.
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 246 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.
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Action versus Contemplation
Language: English
Published by The University of Chicago Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 022670663X ISBN 13: 9780226706634
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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Action versus Contemplation: Why an Ancient Debate Still Matters (eng)
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 022670663X ISBN 13: 9780226706634
Condition: new.
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Action Versus Contemplation : Why an Ancient Debate Still Matters
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 022603223X ISBN 13: 9780226032238
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
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Action versus Contemplation: Why an Ancient Debate Still Matters
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 022670663X ISBN 13: 9780226706634
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Action Versus Contemplation: Why an Ancient Debate Still Matters
Language: English
Published by The University of Chicago Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 022670663X ISBN 13: 9780226706634
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
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Action Versus Contemplation
Language: English
Published by The University of Chicago Press, US, 2018
ISBN 10: 022603223X ISBN 13: 9780226032238
Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardback. Condition: New. "All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone," Blaise Pascal wrote in 1654. But then there's Walt Whitman, in 1856: "Whoever you are, come forth! Or man or woman come forth! / You must not stay sleeping and dallying there in the house." It is truly an ancient debate: Is it better to be active or contemplative? To do or to think? To make an impact, or to understand the world more deeply? Aristotle argued for contemplation as the highest state of human flourishing. But it was through action that his student Alexander the Great conquered the known world. Which should we aim at? Centuries later, this argument underlies a surprising number of the questions we face in contemporary life. Should students study the humanities, or train for a job? Should adults work for money or for meaning? And in tumultuous times, should any of us sit on the sidelines, pondering great books, or throw ourselves into protests and petition drives? With Action vs. Contemplation, Jennifer Summit and Blakey Vermeule address the question in a refreshingly unexpected way: by refusing to take sides. Rather, they argue for a rethinking of the very opposition. The active and the contemplative can--and should--be vibrantly alive in each of us, fused rather than sundered. Writing in a personable, accessible style, Summit and Vermeule guide readers through the long history of this debate from Plato to Pixar, drawing compelling connections to the questions and problems of today. Rather than playing one against the other, they argue, we can discover how the two can nourish, invigorate, and give meaning to each other, as they have for the many writers, artists, and thinkers, past and present, whose examples give the book its rich, lively texture of interplay and reference. Â This is not a self-help book. It won't give you instructions on how to live your life. Instead, it will do something better: it will remind you of the richness of a life that embraces action and contemplation, company and solitude, living in the moment and planning for the future. Which is better? Readers of this book will discover the answer: both.
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Action Versus Contemplation: Why an Ancient Debate Still Matters (eng)
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 022603223X ISBN 13: 9780226032238
Condition: new.
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Action versus Contemplation: Why an Ancient Debate Still Matters
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 022670663X ISBN 13: 9780226706634
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Action versus Contemplation: Why an Ancient Debate Still Matters
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 022670663X ISBN 13: 9780226706634
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Action Versus Contemplation
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 022603223X ISBN 13: 9780226032238
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Action Versus Contemplation : Why an Ancient Debate Still Matters
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 022670663X ISBN 13: 9780226706634
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Action Versus Contemplation
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 022603223X ISBN 13: 9780226032238
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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Action versus Contemplation: Why an Ancient Debate Still Matters
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 022670663X ISBN 13: 9780226706634
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
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Condition: New. . 2020. Reprint. Paperback. . . . .
