| Worth Doing Contributor(s): Smith, Steven G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791461068 ISBN-13: 9780791461068 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Philosophy | Epistemology |
| Dewey: 121.8 |
| LCCN: 2003059029 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.85 lbs) 275 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Distinguishing concepts of worth and worthiness of human lives and human activities from questions concerning value, well-being, or virtue, Steven G. Smith explores how worthwhile acts implement ideals of worthiness in four major domains--work, play, action in concert, and love. He touches on a wide range of theoretical material, including Western and Eastern philosophy, ancient and contemporary figures, interdisciplinary studies, and literary texts to provide a comprehensive look at how we rely on ideals of worthy action in the pursuit of moral happiness. A concluding chapter considers how the entire system of worth thinking works as a sort of moral economy in which cost-benefit calculations can be made, as a moral politics in which ideals can be asserted and negotiated, and as a religion in which ultimate valuations are anchored. |