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Midlife

Paperback • 2018 • 1. edition

Midlife

By Kieran Setiya

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About the book

How can you reconcile yourself with the lives you will never lead, with possibilities foreclosed, and with nostalgia for lost youth? How can you accept the failings of the past, the sense of futility in the tasks that consume the present, and the prospect of death that blights the future? In this self-help book with a difference, Kieran Setiya confronts the inevitable challenges of adulthood and middle age, showing how philosophy can help you thrive. You will learn why missing out might be a goo...Show more

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9780691183282

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published year

2018

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1

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Midlife

Format

Paperback

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