Human Predicaments: And What to Do about Them

by John Kekes

Book Overview

In his latest book, esteemed philosopher John Kekes draws on anthropology, history, and literature in order to help us cope with the common predicaments that plague us as we try to take control of our lives. In each chapter he offers fascinating new ways of thinking about a particular problem that is fundamental to how we live, such as facing difficult choices, uncontrollable contingencies, complex evaluations, the failures of justice, the miasma...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022663891X
• ISBN13: 9780226638911
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"