Description
How do I live a good life, one that is deeply personal and sensitive to others? John T. Lysaker suggests that those who take this question seriously need to reexamine the work of Ralph Waldo Emerson. In philosophical reflections on topics such as genius, divinity, friendship, and reform, Lysaker explores self-culture or the attempt to remain true to one's deepest commitments. He argues that being true to ourselves requires recognition of our thoroughly dependent and relational nature. Lysaker guides readers from simple self-absorption toward a more fulfilling and responsive engagement with the world.
Author: John T. Lysaker
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 03/10/2008
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.23w x 0.71d
ISBN13: 9780253219718
ISBN10: 025321971X
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Collections | Essays
- Philosophy | General
About the Author
John T. Lysaker is Associate Professor and Head of the Philosophy Department at the University of Oregon. He is author of You Must Change Your Life: Poetry, Philosophy, and the Birth of Sense.