The good-enough life
Alpert, Avram
The good-enough life by Avram Alpert - New Jersey ; Princeton University Press, ©2022 - vii, 323 p. ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-309) and index.
1. Why Greatness Is Not Good Enough
2. For Our Selves
3. For Our Relationships
4. For Our World
5. For Our Planet
"How an acceptance of our limitations can lead to a more fulfilling life and a more harmonious society"-- "Avram Alpert shows how our obsession with greatness results in stress and anxiety, damage to our relationships, widespread political and economic inequality, and destruction of the natural world. He describes how to move beyond greatness to create a society in which everyone flourishes. By competing less with each other, each of us can find renewed meaning and purpose, have our material and emotional needs met, and begin to lead more leisurely lives. Alpert makes no false utopian promises, however. Life can never be more than good enough because there will always be accidents and tragedies beyond our control, which is why we must stop dividing the world into winners and losers and ensure that there is a fair share of decency and sufficiency to go around"--
9780691204352
Self-realization.
Ability.
Conduct of life.
PHILOSOPHY / Social
SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / General
Ethics.
158.1 / ALP-G
The good-enough life by Avram Alpert - New Jersey ; Princeton University Press, ©2022 - vii, 323 p. ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-309) and index.
1. Why Greatness Is Not Good Enough
2. For Our Selves
3. For Our Relationships
4. For Our World
5. For Our Planet
"How an acceptance of our limitations can lead to a more fulfilling life and a more harmonious society"-- "Avram Alpert shows how our obsession with greatness results in stress and anxiety, damage to our relationships, widespread political and economic inequality, and destruction of the natural world. He describes how to move beyond greatness to create a society in which everyone flourishes. By competing less with each other, each of us can find renewed meaning and purpose, have our material and emotional needs met, and begin to lead more leisurely lives. Alpert makes no false utopian promises, however. Life can never be more than good enough because there will always be accidents and tragedies beyond our control, which is why we must stop dividing the world into winners and losers and ensure that there is a fair share of decency and sufficiency to go around"--
9780691204352
Self-realization.
Ability.
Conduct of life.
PHILOSOPHY / Social
SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / General
Ethics.
158.1 / ALP-G