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Doing valuable time : the present, the future, and meaningful living / Cheshire Calhoun

Author
Calhoun, Cheshire
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
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Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction: Having a Future, Leading a Life, and Spending Time -- 2.Geographies of Meaningful Living -- 3.Taking an Interest in One's Future -- 4.Motivating Hope -- 5.What Good Is Commitment? -- 6.Living with Boredom -- 7.On Being Content with Imperfection.
Summary
'Doing Valuable Time' considers the interest, and disinterest, we take in our own lives. It explores the nature of meaningful living, the attraction to the future that is lost in depression, the motivating force of hope, the role of commitments, the inevitability of boredom, and the possibilities for contentment with imperfection.
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ISBN
9780190851897 (ebook)
Audience Notes
Specialized.
Note
Previously issued in print: 2018.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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