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The Choice of Hercules: Pleasure, Duty and the Good Life in the 21st Century
A. C. Grayling
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Description for The Choice of Hercules: Pleasure, Duty and the Good Life in the 21st Century
Paperback. Duty or Pleasure? The new bestseller from one of Britain's most pre-eminent philosophers. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
Duty or Pleasure? This was the legendary choice which faced Hercules and which pre-eminent philosopher A.C. Grayling uses as the starting point of this masterful book.
He shows us how much more people can understand about themselves and their world by reflecting on today's moral challenges. Above all, he explores the idea that certain demands and certain pleasures are necessary, not just because of their intrinsic merits but because of what they do for each other.
With exceptional clarity and unrivalled prose, Grayling addresses the everyday ethical choices which confront us all.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780753824436
SKU
V9780753824436
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99-50
About A. C. Grayling
A.C. Grayling is Master of the New College of the Humanities, and a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. Until 2011 he was Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London. He is the author of numerous books, and is also a distinguished literary journalist and broadcaster. He has been a columnist for the Guardian and The ... Read more
Reviews for The Choice of Hercules: Pleasure, Duty and the Good Life in the 21st Century
persuasve and strangely consoling
OBSERVER
an important, thought-provoking, kind and life-enhancing book... general philosophy at its accessible best
TIMES
an admirably sensible book, soemtimes stirringly written
Nicholas Lezard
GUARDIAN
An enriching and thought-provoking read, it will leave you wondering about what a good and happy life really is.
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OBSERVER
an important, thought-provoking, kind and life-enhancing book... general philosophy at its accessible best
TIMES
an admirably sensible book, soemtimes stirringly written
Nicholas Lezard
GUARDIAN
An enriching and thought-provoking read, it will leave you wondering about what a good and happy life really is.
GOOD BOOK GUIDE
... Read more