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Distinguishing concepts of "worth" and worthiness of human lives and human activities from questions concerning value, well-being, or virtue, Steven G. Smith explores how worthwhile acts implement ideals of worthiness in four major domains--work, play, action in concert, and love. He touches on a wide range of theoretical material, including Western and Eastern philosophy, ancient and contemporary figures, interdisciplinary studies, and literary texts to provide a comprehensive look at how we rely on ideals of worthy action in the pursuit of moral happiness. A concluding chapter considers how the entire system of worth thinking works as a sort of moral economy in which cost-benefit calculations can be made, as a moral politics in which ideals can be asserted and negotiated, and as a religion in which ultimate valuations are anchored.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Psychology

• Full title: Worth Doing
• Author: Steven G. Smith
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 256
• EAN: 9780791461051
• ID: 04702080
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Weight: 490 g
• Dimensions: 236 × 159 × 22 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. May 2004

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