A Good Life
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Framed by the story of a son finding his late father's journal, a meditation on love, meaning, and morality by the author of The Philosopher and the Wolf. Myshkin was born on a certain day and died on a certain day-and some things happened to him in between. These things presented him with ethical questions, and this book is a record of his attempt to answer those questions. Discovered in 2054 by his son after Myshkin's death in the Florida Keys, A Good Life is one man's reckoning with the life he has led and the choices he made. It is at once a philosophical handbook for living and a page-turning narrative, following one man's life (birth, death, education, religion, morality, illness, and so on) told through a philosophical lens. It is a riveting examination of the ethical questions we face, and the decisions we must make, and a defense of the idea that at the beating heart of morality we find love. Sometimes profoundly funny, sometimes deeply serious, A Good Life is as readable as a novel and as provocative as the best philosophy. It is the finest work to date by a charming and brilliant thinker.
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Rowlands, M. (2015). A Good Life. Granta Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Rowlands, Mark. 2015. A Good Life. Granta Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Rowlands, Mark, A Good Life. Granta Books, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Rowlands, Mark. A Good Life. Granta Books, 2015.
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