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On Settling
Robert E. Goodin
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Description for On Settling
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
In a culture that worships ceaseless striving, settling seems like giving up. But is it? On Settling defends the positive value of settling, explaining why this disdained practice is not only more realistic but more useful than an excessive ideal of striving. In fact, the book makes the case that we'd all be lost without settling--and that even to strive, one must first settle. We may admire strivers and love the ideal of striving, but who of us could get through a day without settling? Real people, confronted with a complex problem, simply make do, settling for some ... Read more
In a culture that worships ceaseless striving, settling seems like giving up. But is it? On Settling defends the positive value of settling, explaining why this disdained practice is not only more realistic but more useful than an excessive ideal of striving. In fact, the book makes the case that we'd all be lost without settling--and that even to strive, one must first settle. We may admire strivers and love the ideal of striving, but who of us could get through a day without settling? Real people, confronted with a complex problem, simply make do, settling for some ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691171364
SKU
V9780691171364
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About Robert E. Goodin
Robert E. Goodin is professor of government at the University of Essex and distinguished professor of philosophy and social and political theory at Australian National University.
Reviews for On Settling
Mr. Goodin's On Settling is a brief and gentle meditation on a subject that is larger and more controversial than it may at first seem.
Daniel Akst, Wall Street Journal Goodin's gentle little book is brimming with intelligence, sense, and humanity, and he makes a lot of progress toward understanding a concept that has received far too little attention. ... Read more
Daniel Akst, Wall Street Journal Goodin's gentle little book is brimming with intelligence, sense, and humanity, and he makes a lot of progress toward understanding a concept that has received far too little attention. ... Read more