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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Brian O'ConnorPublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press ISBN: 9780691204505ISBN 10: 0691204500 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 07 April 2020 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsCogent and accessible, Idleness is especially good at identifying inconsistencies in the 'worthiness myth' (the obligation to become worthy on one's humanity through self-realization and industry) advanced by influential Western philosophers. ---Glenn C. Altschuler, Tulsa World [A]n alternative and altogether refreshing take on our favourite deadly sin. ---Sarah Murdoch, Toronto Star Brian O'Connor offers a systematic attempt not only to defend idling, but also to convince sceptics that it is more than just a bit of fun. . . . [Idleness is] a concise well-argued and highly readable contribution to this literature. ---Harry R. Lloyd, Times Literary Supplement This lucid, concise, and rewarding book claims not to advocate for this idle, free life, but to be only critical of the other, accepted, opinions. ---Bartholomew Begley, Books Ireland This valuable book tackles an issue both timeless and urgent today: to what extent is an idle life a good life? --Mark Kingwell, University of Toronto Idleness is engagingly written, stimulating, and illuminating. Brian O'Connor handles his material deftly, taking the reader to the heart of the issues. --Michael Rosen, author of Dignity: Its History and Meaning This lucid, concise, and rewarding book claims not to advocate for this idle, free life, but to be only critical of the other, accepted, opinions. ---Bartholomew Begley, Books Ireland Brian O'Connor offers a systematic attempt not only to defend idling, but also to convince sceptics that it is more than just a bit of fun. . . . [Idleness is] a concise well-argued and highly readable contribution to this literature. ---Harry R. Lloyd, Times Literary Supplement Cogent and accessible, Idleness is especially good at identifying inconsistencies in the 'worthiness myth' (the obligation to become worthy on one's humanity through self-realization and industry) advanced by influential Western philosophers. ---Glenn C. Altschuler, Tulsa World [A]n alternative and altogether refreshing take on our favourite deadly sin. ---Sarah Murdoch, Toronto Star This valuable book tackles an issue both timeless and urgent today: to what extent is an idle life a good life? --Mark Kingwell, University of Toronto Idleness is engagingly written, stimulating, and illuminating. Brian O'Connor handles his material deftly, taking the reader to the heart of the issues. --Michael Rosen, author of Dignity: Its History and Meaning A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year Author InformationBrian O'Connor is professor of philosophy at University College Dublin and the author of Adorno and Adorno's Negative Dialectic. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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