Contentment in Contention
Acceptance versus Aspiration
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, History, Criticism, & Surveys
| Author: | B. Southgate | ISBN: | 9780230360884 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | December 1, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | B. Southgate |
| ISBN: | 9780230360884 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | December 1, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Southgate draws on ideas within history, philosophy, literature, psychology, and theology to explore two traditions: contentment with our situation as it is, and the aspiration to transcend it. He discusses the possibility of escape from intellectual constraints, and advocates a positive 'duty of discontent', and its implications.
Southgate draws on ideas within history, philosophy, literature, psychology, and theology to explore two traditions: contentment with our situation as it is, and the aspiration to transcend it. He discusses the possibility of escape from intellectual constraints, and advocates a positive 'duty of discontent', and its implications.
