{"product_id":"9781350557598","title":"Detachment as a Way of Life A Philosophical Guide to Letting Go","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDetachment as a Way of Life\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Philosophical Guide to Letting Go\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDouglas Edwards\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Eastern\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat is a detached life? Is it fit for human beings? Can we engage in meaningful relationships and be socially responsible if we are detached? Douglas Edwards answers these questions and more in this wide-ranging and comparative exploration of the concept of detachment, encompassing Eastern and Western and ancient and modern philosophical approaches.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In dialogue with authors including ancient Greek thinkers Plato and Epicurus, Buddhist philosopher Nagarjuna, and Daoist sage Zhuangzi, the first half of the book explores a number of different models of the life of detachment. Described in lively and engaging prose, these range from detachment from the concerns of the human world to detachment based on an ability to be flexible and transform. Then, Edwards subjects detachment to the tests of experience. In the final four chapters he engages with existentialist unease and asks how detachment can offer a way of life that makes us more, rather than less, human, before also considering, via Marx, how detachment relates to alienation, and how detachment can help an alienated person.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As life in our times grows increasingly unstable, \u003ci\u003eDetachment as a Way of Life\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how letting go can be just what you need to live a fulfilled and socially-responsible life. For anyone wanting to assess their own attachments and discern what really matters, this is the book for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDouglas Edwards is Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Hamilton College, USA. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy Smackdown\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), \u003ci\u003eThe Metaphysics of Truth \u003c\/i\u003e(2018), and \u003ci\u003eProperties\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), and the editor of \u003ci\u003eTruth: A Contemporary Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (2019).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 January 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350557598\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51515391017100,"sku":"9781350557598","price":81.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_3467e153-61da-4410-ad20-483829a95b7a.jpg?v=1784693522","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350557598","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}