On Purpose - Ten Lessons on the Meaning of Life

From each of the ten essays emerges a simple, punchy maxim (''Be the hero of your own life''; ''Question authority''; ''Change your mind''). Yet from these simple starting points wonderful, wise, and accessible essays unfold, taking the reader from Austen to Auden, Baudelaire to Brecht, to answer the question: what does literature teach us about what it means to be human? Ben Hutchinson extrapolates the universal truths that echo time and time again in literature, and offers a toolkit to his reader to reflect on and learn from the books they read and return to.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ben Hutchinson
• Editore: Fourth Estate
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 14.09.2023
• EAN: 9780008588465
• ISBN: 978-0-00-858846-5
• Dimensioni: 138 mm x 205 mm x 21 mm
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Libri sul benessere, vita quotidiana > Condotta di vita, auto-realizzazione; History of Ideas, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Logic, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Essays, REFERENCE / Personal & Practical Guides, Self-help & personal development, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Literary essays, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, Philosophy: logic, Practical advice: Life hacks / handy tips