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In Search of the Good Life : A Pedogogy for Troubled Times, Hardback Book

In Search of the Good Life : A Pedogogy for Troubled Times Hardback

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To whom should we look for moral guidance during times of global violence, scarcity, and corruption?

For two millennia, Aristotle's writings have taught that the ethically "good life" is the highest purpose of human existence.

In In Search of the Good Life, renowned philosopher Fred Dallmayr traces the development of this notion, illuminating the connections between Greek philosophy, Judeo-Christian tradition, Eastern religions, and postindustrial social criticism.

Dallmayr searches the writings of Bonaventure, Nicolaus of Cusa, Leibniz, Montesquieu, and others, for models of the good life. In Search of the Good Life, however, is not merely an academic exercise.

Dallmayr's investigations apply directly to a number of contemporary issues: the relevance of the classics, the global spread of democracy, appropriate responses to evil, and the public role of religion in a democracy.

Dallmayr reinvigorates the notion of the good life as a hallmark of personal conduct, civic virtue, and political engagement, seeking to roust a complacent and self-indulgent citizenry out of a fog of modern amusements and distractions.

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