The second mountain : the quest for a moral life
Brooks, David, 1961-2019
Books, Manuscripts
Are you on your first or second mountain? Is life about yourself or others? Are you self-improving or committed? Mainstream culture teaches us that human beings pursue our self-interest - money, power, fame. But at some point in our life we might discover that we're not interested in what other people tell us to want. We want to want the things that are truly worthy wanting. At this point you have moved to your second mountain. What does it mean to elevate your desires, to look beyond consumption and find a moral cause? To forget about independence and discover dependence - to be utterly enmeshed in a web of warm relationships? What does it mean to want intimacy, devotion, responsibility and commitment above individual freedom?
Main title:
The second mountain : the quest for a moral life / David Brooks.
Author:
Brooks, David, 1961-, author
Imprint:
UK : Allen Lane, 2019.
Collation:
xxxiii, 346 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780241400630 (hbk)
Dewey class:
158.1158.1 BRO
Language:
English
BRN:
2799720