Midlife, Kieran Setiya
Midlife, Kieran Setiya
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Midlife
A Philosophical Guide

Author: Kieran Setiya

Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne

Unabridged: 4 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/13/2018


Synopsis

Philosophical wisdom and practical advice for overcoming the problems of middle age.

How can you reconcile yourself with the lives you will never lead, with possibilities foreclosed, and with nostalgia for lost youth? How can you accept the failings of the past, the sense of futility in the tasks that consume the present, and the prospect of death that blights the future? In this self-help book with a difference, Kieran Setiya confronts the inevitable challenges of adulthood and middle age, showing how philosophy can help you thrive.

You will learn why missing out might be a good thing, how options are overrated, and when you should be glad you made a mistake. You will be introduced to philosophical consolations for mortality. And you will learn what it would mean to live in the present, how it could solve your midlife crisis, and why meditation helps.

Ranging from Aristotle, Schopenhauer, and John Stuart Mill to Virginia Woolf and Simone de Beauvoir, as well as drawing on Setiya's own experience, Midlife combines imaginative ideas, surprising insights, and practical advice. Writing with wisdom and wit, Setiya makes a wry but passionate case for philosophy as a guide to life.

About Kieran Setiya

Kieran Setiya is professor of philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of Reasons without Rationalism and Knowing Right from Wrong. He lives in Brookline, Massachusetts, with his wife and son.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nick

This is an excellent book of modern philosophy. A year or more ago, my dad (a philosophy professor) sent me a link to Setiya's essay "The Midlife Crisis" ([URL not allowed]), which is the seed of this book. I greatly enjoyed the essay, and looked forward to the book version wh......more

Goodreads review by Moh.

بحران میانسالی همه ما دیر یا زود در میانسالی بین 35 تا 40 سالگی به بحران میانسالی یا ورود به جنگلی تاریک دچار میشویم که بر اساس مطالعاتی در سال 2008توسط دو محقق در اوج و فرود زندگی ما بشکل حرف" یو" انگیسی قابل تصور هست که به نوعی پرسش ما از دستاوردهای ما و معنای زندگی هم هست. این کتاب با طرح دیدگاه......more

Goodreads review by Scott

My rating is very subjective because this book hit home for me. It might not for you. This is also less of a review and more of a self-reflective summary. As someone who is entering their mid-40s and has decided to go on a career break for an unspecified amount of time, this book resonated big time.......more