The Call of Character: Living a Life Worth Living

by Mari Ruti and Athena Dixon

Book Overview

Should we feel inadequate when we fail to be healthy, balanced, and well-adjusted? Is it realistic or even desirable to strive for such an existential equilibrium? Condemning our current cultural obsession with cheerfulness and "positive thinking," Mari Ruti calls for a resurrection of character that honors our more eccentric frequencies and argues that sometimes a tormented and anxiety-ridden life can also be rewarding.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231164084
• ISBN13: 9780231164085
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher