In this book, Emrys Westacott examines why, for more than two millennia, so many philosophers and people with a reputation for wisdom have been advocating frugality and simple living as the key to the good life. He also looks at why most people have ignored them, but argues that, in a world facing environmental crisis, it may finally be time to listen to the advocates of a simpler way of life.
The Wisdom of Frugality explores what simplicity means, why it's supposed to make us better and happier, and why, despite its benefits, it has always been such a hard sell. The book looks not only at the arguments in favor of living frugally and simply, but also at the case that can be made for luxury and extravagance, including the idea that modern economies require lots of getting and spending.
A philosophically informed reflection rather than a polemic, The Wisdom of Frugality ultimately argues that we will be better off—as individuals and as a society—if we move away from the materialistic individualism that currently rules.
© 2016 HighBridge Audio (Ljudbok): 9781681682754
© 2016 Princeton University Press (E-bok): 9781400883301
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 27 september 2016
E-bok: 20 september 2016
In this book, Emrys Westacott examines why, for more than two millennia, so many philosophers and people with a reputation for wisdom have been advocating frugality and simple living as the key to the good life. He also looks at why most people have ignored them, but argues that, in a world facing environmental crisis, it may finally be time to listen to the advocates of a simpler way of life.
The Wisdom of Frugality explores what simplicity means, why it's supposed to make us better and happier, and why, despite its benefits, it has always been such a hard sell. The book looks not only at the arguments in favor of living frugally and simply, but also at the case that can be made for luxury and extravagance, including the idea that modern economies require lots of getting and spending.
A philosophically informed reflection rather than a polemic, The Wisdom of Frugality ultimately argues that we will be better off—as individuals and as a society—if we move away from the materialistic individualism that currently rules.
© 2016 HighBridge Audio (Ljudbok): 9781681682754
© 2016 Princeton University Press (E-bok): 9781400883301
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 27 september 2016
E-bok: 20 september 2016
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En intresseväckande, och ofta rolig, redogörelse för hur sparsamhet har betraktats genom historien och kan betraktats i vår tid. Läst den fyra gånger! Jag hittar alltid något nytt. Ämnet rymmer väldigt mycket, mer än man kan tro, och känns extra inspirerande nu när tiderna börjar bli tuffare (med hög inflation m.m.)
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