The Resource The best things in life : a guide to what really matters, Thomas Hurka
The best things in life : a guide to what really matters, Thomas Hurka
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The item The best things in life : a guide to what really matters, Thomas Hurka represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Wilmington Memorial Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "In 'The Best Things in Life', distinguished philosopher Thomas Hurka takes a fresh look at these perennial questions as they arise for us now in the 21st century. Should we value family over career? How do we balance self-interest and serving others? What activities bring us the most joy? While religion, literature, popular psychology, and everyday wisdom all grapple with these questions, philosophy more than anything else uses the tools of reason to make important distinctions ..."--Dust jacket flap
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- vi, 200 p.
- Contents
-
- Introduction
- Feeling good
- Finding that feeling
- The place of pleasure
- Knowing what's what
- Making things happen
- Being good
- Love and friendship
- Putting it together
- Isbn
- 9780195331424
- Label
- The best things in life : a guide to what really matters
- Title
- The best things in life
- Title remainder
- a guide to what really matters
- Statement of responsibility
- Thomas Hurka
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In 'The Best Things in Life', distinguished philosopher Thomas Hurka takes a fresh look at these perennial questions as they arise for us now in the 21st century. Should we value family over career? How do we balance self-interest and serving others? What activities bring us the most joy? While religion, literature, popular psychology, and everyday wisdom all grapple with these questions, philosophy more than anything else uses the tools of reason to make important distinctions ..."--Dust jacket flap
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1952-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hurka, Thomas
- Dewey number
- 170/.44
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BD431
- LC item number
- .H74 2011
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Philosophy in action
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Conduct of life
- Happiness
- Quality of life
- Label
- The best things in life : a guide to what really matters, Thomas Hurka
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-194) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Feeling good -- Finding that feeling -- The place of pleasure -- Knowing what's what -- Making things happen -- Being good -- Love and friendship -- Putting it together
- Control code
- 1281604
- Dimensions
- 19 cm.
- Extent
- vi, 200 p.
- Isbn
- 9780195331424
- Lccn
- 2010009513
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1281604
- (OCoLC)607987815
- Label
- The best things in life : a guide to what really matters, Thomas Hurka
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-194) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Feeling good -- Finding that feeling -- The place of pleasure -- Knowing what's what -- Making things happen -- Being good -- Love and friendship -- Putting it together
- Control code
- 1281604
- Dimensions
- 19 cm.
- Extent
- vi, 200 p.
- Isbn
- 9780195331424
- Lccn
- 2010009513
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1281604
- (OCoLC)607987815
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