UID:
almahu_9949641817602882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9781000994544
,
1000994546
,
9781003459248
,
1003459242
,
9781000994506
,
1000994503
Series Statement:
Why it's OK: the ethics and aesthetics of how we live
Content:
Every year, millions of students in the United States and around the world graduate from high school and college. Commencement speakers--often distilling the hopes of parents and four years of messaging from educators--tell graduates that they must do something grand, ambitious, or far-reaching. Change the world. Disrupt the status quo. Every problem in the world is your problem, awaiting your solutions. This book is an antidote to that advice. It provides a clear-eyed assessment of three types of people who tend to believe and promote a commencement speaker's view of the world: the moralizer, who imposes unnecessary social costs by inappropriately enforcing morality; the busybody, who thinks the stranger and close friend merit equal shares of our benevolent attention; and the pure hearted, who equates acting with good intentions with just outcomes. The book also provides a bold defense of living an ordinary life by putting down roots, creating a good home, and living in solitude. A quiet, peaceful life can be generous and noble. It's OK to mind your own business.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781000994544
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 0367141744
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780367141745
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0367141736
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780367141738
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9781003459248
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003459248
