The Best Things in Life: A Guide to What Really Matters

by Thomas Hurka

Book Overview

For centuries, philosophers, theologians, moralists, and ordinary people have asked: How should we live? What makes for a good life?

In The Best Things in Life, distinguished philosopher Thomas Hurka takes a fresh look at these perennial questions as they arise for us now in the 21st century. Should we value family over career? How do we balance self-interest and serving others? What activities bring us the most joy? While religion, literature,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190228318
• ISBN13: 9780190228316
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 6.6"