Why we are restless : on the modern quest for contentment /
Storey, Benjamin (Professor)
Why we are restless : on the modern quest for contentment / Benjamin Storey and Jenna Silber Storey. - xii, 252 pages ; 22 cm
"First paperback printing"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-241) and index.
"We live in an age of unprecedented prosperity, yet everywhere we see signs that our pursuit of happiness has proven fruitless. Dissatisfied, we seek change for the sake of change―even if it means undermining the foundations of our common life. In Why We Are Restless, Benjamin and Jenna Storey offer a profound and beautiful reflection on the roots of this malaise and examine how we might begin to cure ourselves."
0691220115 9780691220116
GBC2E7867 bnb
020721971 Uk
Contentment--History.
Happiness--History.
Civilization, Modern--Philosophy.
Contentement--Histoire.
Civilization, Modern--Philosophy
Contentment
Happiness
History
170.9
Why we are restless : on the modern quest for contentment / Benjamin Storey and Jenna Silber Storey. - xii, 252 pages ; 22 cm
"First paperback printing"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-241) and index.
"We live in an age of unprecedented prosperity, yet everywhere we see signs that our pursuit of happiness has proven fruitless. Dissatisfied, we seek change for the sake of change―even if it means undermining the foundations of our common life. In Why We Are Restless, Benjamin and Jenna Storey offer a profound and beautiful reflection on the roots of this malaise and examine how we might begin to cure ourselves."
0691220115 9780691220116
GBC2E7867 bnb
020721971 Uk
Contentment--History.
Happiness--History.
Civilization, Modern--Philosophy.
Contentement--Histoire.
Civilization, Modern--Philosophy
Contentment
Happiness
History
170.9