The age of Absurdity: Why Modern Life Makes it Hard to be Happy [Audiobook] download free by Michael Foley
- Listen audiobook: The age of Absurdity: Why Modern Life Makes it Hard to be Happy
- Author: Michael Foley
- Release date: 2011/8/21
- Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER LTD
- Language: English
- Genre or Collection: Society and Social Sciences
- ISBN: 9781847396273
- Rating: 9.19 of 10
- Votes: 87
- Review by: Colten Bowles
- Review rating: 7.34 of 10
- Review Date: 2018/10/1
- Duration: 3H24M15S in 256 kbps (54.4 MB)
- Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-09-16
- You can listen to this audiobook in formats: MP3, FLAC, WAV, Apple Lossless, MPEG4, WMA (compression ZIP, CHM, LHA, ACE, RAR, CBC)
- Total pages original book: 272
- Includes a PDF summary of 24 pages
- Duration of the summary (audio): 19M26S (4.8 MB)
- Description or summary of the audiobook: The good news is that the great thinkers from history have proposed the same strategies for happiness and fulfilment. The bad news is that these turn out to be the very things most discouraged by contemporary culture. This knotty dilemma is the subject of TheAge ofAbsurdity- a wry and accessible investigation into how the desirable states of wellbeing and satisfaction are constantly undermined by modern life. Michael Foley examines the elusive condition of happiness common to philosophy, spiritual teachings and contemporary psychology, then shows how these are becoming increasingly difficult to apply in a world of high expectations. The common challenges of earning a living, maintaining a relationship and ageing are becoming battlegrounds of existential angst and self-loathing in a culture that demands conspicuous consumption, high-octane partnerships and perpetual youth. In conclusion, rather than denouncing and rejecting the age, Foley presents an entertaining strategy of not just accepting but embracing today's world - finding happiness in its absurdity.
- Other categories, genre or collection: Philosophy, Popular Philosophy, Assertiveness, Motivation & Self-esteem
- Download servers: Krakenfiles, Mediafire, ZendTo, Google Drive, 4Shared, Torrent, Hotfile, MEGA. Compressed in ZIP, CHM, LHA, ACE, RAR, CBC
- Format: Paperback
- Approximate value: 9.69 USD
- Dimensions: 130x198x20mm
- Weight: 200g
- Printed by: Not Available
- Published in: London, United Kingdom
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