{"product_id":"midlife-a-philosophical-guide","title":"Midlife: A Philosophical Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophical wisdom and practical advice for overcoming the problems of middle age\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ranging from Aristotle, Schopenhauer, and John Stuart Mill to Virginia Woolf and Simone de Beauvoir, as well as drawing on Setiya's own experience, \u003ci\u003eMidlife\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Family \u0026amp; Relationships, Life Stages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780691173931\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £9.25","offer_id":47912597094577,"sku":"SB-0691173931-C3","price":9.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0691173931.jpg?v=1789259746","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/midlife-a-philosophical-guide","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}