Research Catalog

Title

On settling / Robert E. Goodin.

Author

Goodin, Robert E.

Publication

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2012.

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Details

Description

viii, 114 pages; 23 cm

Summary

"In a culture that worships ceaseless striving, ""settling"" seems like giving up. But is it? On Settling defends the positive value of settling, explaining why this disdained practice is not only more realistic but more useful than an excessive ideal of striving. In fact, the book makes the case that we'd all be lost without settling--and that even to strive, one must first settle ..."--Book jacket flap.

Subject

• Political ethics
• Contentment
• Compromise (Ethics)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction -- Modes of settling: settling down, settling in, settling up, settling for, settling one's affairs, settling on -- The value of settling: settling as an aid to planning and agency, settling, commitment, trust, and confidence, settling the social fabric -- What settling is not: settling is not just compromising, settling is not just conservatism, settling is not just resignation -- Settling in aid of striving: settling in order to strive, what strivings require settling, and why, when to switch between one and the other, and why -- Conclusions.

Call Number

JFD 14-5440

ISBN

• 9780691148458 (hardcover : alk. paper)
• 0691148457 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

• 2012007183
• 40021397787

OCLC

779472217

Author

Goodin, Robert E.

Title

On settling / Robert E. Goodin.

Imprint

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2012.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Standard Identifier

40021397787

Research Call Number

JFD 14-5440