Excerpt from Comfort and Exercise: An Essay Toward Normal Conduct
In this dilemma, as he came dimly to recognize it, man cast about for a path of escape.
Hampered by the unrelenting demands of the tangle of daily existence, thwarted and restricted in the pursuit of a free spiritual developm ent, his most Obvious exit from embarrassment has Often seemed to lie In flight from worldly liabilities.
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Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book is an ambitious philosophical treatise on the nature of comfort in human life. The author argues that the pursuit of comfort and the avoidance of discomfort are central to all human activity and that the degree to which we achieve comfort in its many dimensions is the degree to which we achieve flourishing as human beings. The author ranges widely across topics including education, dress, exercise, and social interaction, arguing that comfort in each of these areas is essential for a well-lived life. The author's insights are thought-provoking and challenge widely held assumptions about what it means to live a good life. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the philosophy of everyday life. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Codice articolo 9780259789963_0
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