What Is Good? : The Search for the Best Way to Live
Grayling, A. C.
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In his major new book A.C. Grayling examines the different ways to live a good life, as proposed from classical antiquity to the recent present. Grayling focuses on the two very different conceptions of what a good life should be: one is a broadly secular view rooted in attitudes about human nature and the human condition; the other is a broadly transcendental view which locates the source of moral value outside the human realm. In the modern world - the world shaped by the rise of science in the seventeenth century - these two views have come increasingly into conflict, and the constantly accumulating tension between them is one of the greatest problems faced by the twenty-first century. Using his renowned clarity of thought and philosophical rigour, AC Grayling has produced an invaluable guide through mankind's ethical struggle to live decently.
About the Author: Anthony Grayling teaches philosophy at Birkbeck College, London and is a Fellow of St Anne's, Oxford. He reviews regularly in the Financial Times. He has a regular column in Prospect and the Guardian on Saturday.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Hardcover. 241 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, UK, 2003. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in fine condition and comes in fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket is in excellent condtion. Dust jacket is unclipped. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Many important and difficult questions arise in the course of a human life, but few can compare with the most general question any individual can ask - how shall I live a good life?In his major new work Anthony Grayling examines the chief answers to this question, as proposed from classical antiquity to the present. He focuses on the two very different conceptions of what a good life should be: one is a broadly secular view rooted in attitudes about human nature and the human condition; the other is a broadly transcendental view which locates the source of moral value outside the human realm. In the modern world - the world shaped by the rise of science in the seventeenth century - these two views have come increasingly into conflict, and the constantly accumulating tension between them is one of the greatest problems faced by the twenty-first century.Anthony Grayling tackles this contemporary dilemma, placing it in its historical context and ultimately asserting a humanist ethics against the revival of transcendentalist views. What is Good? is a work of rare insight and clarity. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Philosophy; ISBN: 0297841327. ISBN/EAN: 9780297841326. Inventory No: 24030181. Seller Inventory # 24030181