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In: American Philosophy Ser.
Philosopher John Lachs observes that humans today live lives of comfort but also sees that these comfortable lives come at a cost: our increasing unhappiness. In The Cost of Comfort, Lachs contemplates what humans need in order to live fulfilled lives in today's world.
In: American philosophy
John Lachs, one of American philosophy's most distinguished interpreters, turns to William James, Josiah Royce, Charles S. Peirce, John Dewey, and George Santayana to elaborate stoic pragmatism, or a way to live life within reasonable limits. Stoic pragmatism makes sense of our moral obligations in a world driven by perfectionist human ambition and unreachable standards of achievement. Lachs proposes a corrective to pragmatist amelioration and stoic acquiescence by being satisfied with what is good enough. This personal, yet modest, philosophy offers penetrating insights into the American w
In: Routledge American philosophy series
In: Politics and the life sciences: PLS ; a journal of political behavior, ethics, and policy, Band 17, Heft 1, S. 24-25
ISSN: 1471-5457
In: Politics and the life sciences: PLS, Band 17, Heft 1, S. 24-25
ISSN: 0730-9384
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 378, Heft 1, S. 201-202
ISSN: 1552-3349
In: Twayne's United States Authors Series, 536
In: Gale eBooks
Contributors -- Alphabetical list of entries -- Introduction -- Entries A to Z -- Index
In: ˜Theœ Vanderbilt library of American philosophy