{"product_id":"why-we-are-restless-on-the-modern-quest-for-contentment-9780691220116","title":"Why We Are Restless: On the Modern Quest for Contentment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling exploration of how our pursuit of happiness makes us unhappy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe 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 \u003ci\u003eWhy We Are Restless\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on the insights of Montaigne, Pascal, Rousseau, and Tocqueville, \u003ci\u003eWhy We Are Restless\u003c\/i\u003e explores the modern vision of happiness that leads us on, and the disquiet that follows it like a lengthening shadow. In the sixteenth century, Montaigne articulated an original vision of human life that inspired people to see themselves as individuals dedicated to seeking contentment in the here and now, but Pascal argued that we cannot find happiness through pleasant self-seeking, only anguished God-seeking. Rousseau later tried and failed to rescue Montaigne's worldliness from Pascal's attack. Steeped in these debates, Tocqueville visited the United States in 1831 and, observing a people \"restless in the midst of their well-being,\" discovered what happens when an entire nation seeks worldly contentment--and finds mostly discontent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArguing that the philosophy we have inherited, despite pretending to let us live as we please, produces remarkably homogenous and unhappy lives, \u003ci\u003eWhy We Are Restless\u003c\/i\u003e makes the case that finding true contentment requires rethinking our most basic assumptions about happiness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6888580\"\u003eBenjamin Storey\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14164625\"\u003eJenna Silber Storey\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691220116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691220115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI005000\"\u003eEthics \u0026amp; Moral Philosophy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI034000\"\u003eSocial\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS013000\"\u003eEurope | France\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin Storey \u003c\/b\u003eis the Jane Gage Hipp Professor of Politics and International Affairs and Director of the Tocqueville Program at Furman University. \u003cb\u003eJenna Silber Storey \u003c\/b\u003eis Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs and Executive Director of the Tocqueville Program at Furman. They live in Greenville, South Carolina, with their three children. Website jbstorey.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44488238235885,"sku":"9780691220116","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_8af4e267-8084-4433-9dba-5d3fb59f2f58.jpg?v=1700851268","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/why-we-are-restless-on-the-modern-quest-for-contentment-9780691220116","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}