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Age of Absurdity : Why Modern Life Makes It Hard to Be Happy by Michael Foley (2011, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster, The Limited
ISBN-101847396275
ISBN-139781847396273
eBay Product ID (ePID)99353421
Product Key Features
Book TitleAge of Absurdity : Why Modern Life Makes It Hard to Be Happy
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
TopicCivilization, Personal Growth / Happiness, General
GenrePhilosophy, Self-Help, History
AuthorMichael Foley
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight7.1 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5.1 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"Michael Foley's entertaining, intelligent book may just help you get over yourself. . . . Absurdly readable." - Observer, "Bound to be compared to the works of Patrick McCabe and Roddy Doyle, Foley's novel is stingingly funny, ruefully perceptive and anything but unremarkable." - Publishers Weekly on Getting Used to Not Being Remarkable
Dewey Decimal158
SynopsisThe good news is that the great thinkers from history have proposed the same strategies for happiness and fulfilment. The bad news is that these turn out to be the very things most discouraged by contemporary culture. This knotty dilemma is the subject of The Age of Absurdity - a wry and accessible investigation into how the desirable states of wellbeing and satisfaction are constantly undermined by modern life. Michael Foley examines the elusive condition of happiness common to philosophy, spiritual teachings and contemporary psychology, then shows how these are becoming increasingly difficult to apply in a world of high expectations. The common challenges of earning a living, maintaining a relationship and ageing are becoming battlegrounds of existential angst and self-loathing in a culture that demands conspicuous consumption, high-octane partnerships and perpetual youth. In conclusion, rather than denouncing and rejecting the age, Foley presents an entertaining strategy of not just accepting but embracing today's world - finding happiness in its absurdity., A wry take on how contemporary culture is antithetical to the principles and ingredients recommended by history's great thinkers as being essential for happiness.
LC Classification NumberBF575.H27
