{"product_id":"life-is-hard-how-philosophy-can-help-us-find-our-way-paperback","title":"Life Is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKieran Setiya\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORKER \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eTHE ECONOMIST \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLife Is Hard\u003c\/i\u003e is a humane consolation for challenging times. Reading it is like speaking with a thoughtful friend who never tells you to cheer up, but, by offering gentle companionship and a change of perspective, makes you feel better anyway.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is no cure for the human condition: life is hard. But Kieran Setiya believes philosophy can help. He offers us a map for navigating rough terrain, from personal trauma to the injustice and absurdity of the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this profound and personal book, Setiya shows how the tools of philosophy can help us find our way. Drawing on ancient and modern philosophy as well as fiction, history, memoir, film, comedy, social science, and stories from Setiya's own experience, \u003ci\u003eLife Is Hard\u003c\/i\u003e is a book for this moment--a work of solace and compassion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWarm, accessible, and good-humored, this book is about making the best of a bad lot. It offers guidance for coping with pain and making new friends, for grieving the lost and failing with grace, for confronting injustice and searching for meaning in life. Countering pop psychologists and online influencers who admonish us to \"find our bliss\" and \"live our best lives,\" Setiya acknowledges that the best is often out of reach. Instead, he asks how we can weather life's adversities, finding hope and living well when life is hard.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKieran Setiya \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor of philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the author of \u003ci\u003eMidlife: A Philosophical Guide\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eBoston Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Yale Review.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45259703484460,"sku":"9780593538227","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/nukEi4sVdv9780593538227.webp?v=1782916088","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/life-is-hard-how-philosophy-can-help-us-find-our-way-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}