A Wonderful Life, Frank Martela
A Wonderful Life, Frank Martela
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A Wonderful Life
Insights on Finding a Meaningful Existence

Author: Frank Martela

Narrator: Steve Edwards

Unabridged: 3 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 03/24/2020


Synopsis

In a series of essays that explore the notion of what brings significance to our existences, clarifying why we have this longing beyond the present moment and an insatiable dissatisfaction with where we are, scholar Frank Martela tackles the subject of finding meaning in life. With beautiful decorative elements and an engaging design, the book approaches its subject in a readily digestible form. It grapples with some of life’s most pressing questions, like ""Is happiness a worthy goal?"" and ""What is the foundation for meaning in a secular society?"" and ""Is life an existential void?"" yet Martela answers these questions and more in a relaxed, conversational tone and with a wry sense of humor, placing some of life’s greatest philosophical concerns and quandaries into a modern-day context. Martela quickly and concisely gets to the heart of the matter: your place in the world and how to find meaning in life as countless thinkers and philosophers have done before, yet the emphasis here is on what we do with the life we have and how we can make it more meaningful. Part prescriptive and part armchair philosophy book, A Wonderful Life is accessible to everyone, from the well-read scholar to the apprentice as well as anyone curious about how to extract the greatest meaning and sense of purpose from their existence.

About Frank Martela

Frank Martela, PhD, is a philosopher and researcher of psychology specializing in the question of meaning in life. His articles have appeared in Scientific American Mind and Salon and his work has been featured on Quartz and on the BBC. His research has been published extensively in numerous academic journals such as Journal of Personality, Journal of Positive Psychology, Journal of Happiness Studies, Metaphilosophy, Southern Journal of Philosophy, Motivation & Emotion, and Organization Studies. He has spoken to more than one hundred audiences worldwide, including invited lectures in universities on four continents, including Stanford University and Harvard University. He’s been interviewed by the New York Times, Fitness, Vice News, and Monocle Observer among others. He is based at Aalto University in Helsinki. frankmartela.com; Twitter: @f_Martela


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ville

One of the better books on the meaning of life. Explores the origin of the whole question: what is the meaning of life? The question originates from the death of religiousness and the wake of romanticism. Or the question as we know it. The book has a great structure: first we go through the different......more

Приятна и добре структурирана книга, която не казва нещо революционно ново, но пък понякога не е лошо да си припомняме онова, което вече знаем. Имаше интересни цитати, които не бях чела, които много подходящо въвеждат в конкретна тема. Като цяло неочаквано смислена като за популярна селф-хелп книга.......more

Goodreads review by Laura

Tää oli jotenkin hurjan ihana. Joo, tosi syväliberalistinen sinänsä, että jälleen kerran yksi yksilö jossain metaforisessa yksiössään sitten voi vain nousta ja päättää, että hänen elämänsä on merkityksellistä, mutta kuitenkin. Yhteisöllisyys ja hyväntekemisen osuudet olivat lohdullinen ja ihana lisä......more

Goodreads review by Catinca

This book managed to do exactly what it was set to do. It was wonderfully structured, and I liked how the first part set the context of today's search for meaning. It's purpose wasn't to give answers to all of life's big questions, but to offer a way of looking at life in a more manageable and comfo......more

Goodreads review by Ott

wow. hea töö frank. ma poleks oodanud, et sa selle raamatuga mida erilist korda saadad, aga ma pean tunnistama et sa tegid seda siiski: sa kirjutasid kõige taunima raamatu, mida ma elus lugend olen. Ja ma lugesin koolis lõviosa kohustuslikku kirjandust läbi, niiet konkurents oli küllatki tugev. Ära......more