Self-help gurus, life coaches and business consultants love to tell us that we must strive for constant self-improvement to realize our full potential and become truly happy. But it doesn't seem to work - for many of us, life still seems hollow and meaningless. So focused are we on personal development and material possessions that we've overlooked the things that make life truly fulfilling and worthwhile. So how do we figure out what's really worth striving for? In this compelling follow-up to his bestselling book Stand Firm, Danish philosopher and psychologist Svend Brinkmann shows us that the important things in life are those with intrinsic value, like goodness, freedom, truth and love. We should stop asking 'what's in it for me?', and turn our attention outwards to our friends, families and communities. By putting others first and embracing these unconditional principles, or standpoints, he argues, we can find a more meaningful and sustainable way of living.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Polity Press
ISBN-13
9781509523733
eBay Product ID (ePID)
16046645012
Product Key Features
Book Title
Standpoints: 10 Old Ideas in a New World
Author
Svend Brinkmann
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Sociology, Popular Psychology
Publication Year
2018
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
230mm
Item Width
140mm
Item Weight
230g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Svend Brinkmann
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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