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Reasons without Rationalism
Modern philosophy has been vexed by the question "Why should I be moral?" and by doubts about the rational authority of moral virtue. In Reasons without Rationalism, Kieran Setiya shows that these doubts rest on a mistake. The "should" of practical reason cannot be understood apart from the virtues ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1990 -
Midlife: A Philosophical Guide
Philosophical wisdom and practical advice for overcoming the problems of middle ageHow 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... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Life Is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way
A philosophical guide to facing life&’s inevitable hardships. There is no cure for the human condition: life is hard. But Kieran Setiya believes philosophy can help. He offers us a map for navigating rough terrain, from personal trauma to the injustice and absurdity of the world. In this profound an... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
Think in Public: A Public Books Reader (Public Books Series)
by Barbara Cassin • Jill Lepore • Judith Butler • Kieran Setiya • Fred Turner • Jan Mieszkowski • Jeremy Adelman • Haruo Shirane • Anne E. Fernald • Matthew Engelke • Imani Perry • James Vernon • Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak • Kim Phillips-Fein • Philip Gorski • Frances Negrón-Muntaner • Namwali Serpell • Shannon Mattern • Karen Dunak • John Plotz • Daegan Miller • Christopher Schaberg • Lilly Irani • Joseph Jonghyun Jeon • Suzy Hansen • Max Holleran • Mark McGurl • Stacey Balkan • Nathan Connolly • Najwa Al-Qattan • Destin Jenkins • Andrew Perrin • Lynn French • Salamishah Tillet • Matthew Clair • Ursula K. Guin • Eli Rosenblatt • Rebecca Falkoff • Karl Ashoka Britto • Marah Gubar • Tess McNulty • Nicholas Dames • John R. McNeillSince 2012, Public Books has championed a new kind of community for intellectual engagement, discussion, and action. An online magazine that unites the best of the university with the openness of the internet, Public Books is where new ideas are debuted, old facts revived, and dangerous illusions di... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019