Foreword
Prologue: The Meaningful Life
1. The Good (Aristotle)
2. Dignity (Kant)
3. The Promise (Nietzsche)
4. The Self (Kierkegaard)
5. Truth (Arendt)
6. Responsibility (Løgstrup)
7. Love (Murdoch)
8. Forgiveness (Derrida)
9. Freedom (Camus)
10. Death (Montaigne)
Epilogue: Perspectives on the Meaning of Life
Svend Brinkmann is professor of general psychology and qualitative methods at Aalborg University.
"In this crisply-written, page-turner of a book, Svend Brinkmann
courageously demonstrates how we can stand firm against the tsunami
of societal mandates for self-improvement, with their
reality-defying instructions for achieving happy, healthy, wealthy
lives. Easy and fun to read, Standpoints breathes new life into the
old philosophers who have something new and important to tell us
yet."
—Barbara S. Held, Barry N. Wish Professor of Psychology and Social
Studies Emerita, Bowdoin College "A short, clever, witty book which
gradually and powerfully builds a forensic critique of the self
obsessions of modern culture. Provocative and highly
enjoyable."
—Matthew Taylor, The Royal Society of Arts "With characteristic
aplomb, Svend Brinkmann follows his wildly popular Stand Firm with
a timely set of reminders about what makes a human life worth
living. Brinkmann wears his wisdom lightly, but it is wisdom indeed
that he wears."
—Todd May, Clemson University
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