Enjoyment: The Moral Significance of Styles of Life

by John Kekes

Book Overview

In this book John Kekes examines the indispensable role enjoyment plays in a good life. The key to it is the development of a style of life that combines an attitude and a manner of living and acting that jointly express one's deepest concerns. Since such styles vary with characters and circumstances, a reasonable understanding of them requires attending to the particular and concrete details of individual lives. Reflection on works of literature...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199592497
• ISBN13: 9780199592494
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"