Graceful Simplicity: The Philosophy and Politics of the Alternative American DreamUniversity of California Press, 2003 M04 30 - 289 páginas Despite the United States' economic abundance, "the good life" has proved elusive. Millions long for more time for friends and family, for reading or walking or relaxing. Instead our lives are frantic, hectic, and harried. In Graceful Simplicity, Jerome M. Segal, philosopher, political activist, and former staff member of the House Budget Committee, expands and deepens the contemporary discourse on simple living. He articulates his conception of a politics of simplicity—one rooted in beauty, peace of mind, appreciativeness, and generosity of spirit. |
Contenido
Two Ways of Thinking About Money | 3 |
Individualistic Strategies for Simple Living | 23 |
The Money We Need | 45 |
The Politics of Simplicity | 73 |
How Did We Get Where We Are? | 119 |
Graceful Living | 159 |
Graceful Living and Retreating from the World | 180 |
Graceful Opulence versus Graceful Simplicity | 200 |
Are We Simple Creatures? | 214 |
The Monetary Illusion | 228 |
Economic Life for the Twentyfirst Century | 247 |
NOTES | 253 |
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