- Description
Description
"A condensation of a vast and refreshingly unorthodox system of ideas." -- Arthur Koestler, Observer
From one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century, and the author of the international bestseller Small Is Beautiful, the reissue of a timeless treatise on the meaning of living.
In A Guide for the Perplexed, bestselling author E. F. Schumacher explores our relation to the world: our obligations--to other people, to the earth, to progress and technology, but most importantly to ourselves. If man can fulfill these obligations, then and only then can he enjoy a truly authentic relationship with the world--and truly know the meaning of living.
Schumacher argues that we need maps: a "map of knowledge" and a "map of living." The concern of the mapmaker is to find for everything its proper place. For things out of place tend to get lost; they become invisible and their proper places are filled by other things that should not be there at all and therefore serve to mislead.
A Guide for the Perplexed teaches us to be our own map makers in following our destined path in life's journey.
Author: E. F. Schumacher
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 11/17/2015
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9780062414816
ISBN10: 006241481X
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy
- Philosophy | Mind & Body
- Self-Help | Personal Growth | Success
