Why It''s Ok to Mind Your Own Business

People are told to change the world. Disrupt the status quo. Every problem in the world is your problem, awaiting your solutions. This book is an antidote to that advice. It provides a bold defense of living an ordinary life by putting down roots, creating a good home, and living in solitude.

List of contents

1. The View from the Podium 2. The Moralizer 3. The Busybody 4. Meaning Well 5. Roots 6. Home 7. Solitude

About the author

Justin Tosi is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Texas Tech University. With Brandon Warmke, he is the author of Grandstanding: The Use and Abuse of Moral Talk (Oxford University Press, 2020).
Brandon Warmke is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University. With Justin Tosi, he is the author of Grandstanding: The Use and Abuse of Moral Talk (Oxford University Press, 2020).

Summary

People are told to change the world. Disrupt the status quo. Every problem in the world is your problem, awaiting your solutions. This book is an antidote to that advice. It provides a bold defense of living an ordinary life by putting down roots, creating a good home, and living in solitude.

Product details

• Authors: Justin Tosi, Justin Warmke Tosi, Brandon Warmke
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2023
• EAN: 9780367141738
• ISBN: 978-0-367-14173-8
• No. of pages: 172
• Series: Why It's OK
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Independence;Privacy;Quiet