The Resource On settling, Robert E. Goodin
On settling, Robert E. Goodin
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The item On settling, Robert E. Goodin represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.
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- Summary
- In a culture that worships ceaseless striving, ""settling"" seems like giving up. But is it? On Settling defends the positive value of settling, explaining why this disdained practice is not only more realistic but more useful than an excessive ideal of striving. In fact, the book makes the case that we'd all be lost without settling--and that even to strive, one must first settle. We may admire strivers and love the ideal of striving, but who of us could get through a day without settling? Real people, confronted with a complex problem, simply make do, settling for some resol
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
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- Introduction
- Modes of settling: settling down, settling in, settling up, settling for, settling one's affairs, settling on
- The value of settling: settling as an aid to planning and agency, settling, commitment, trust, and confidence, settling the social fabric
- What settling is not: settling is not just compromising, settling is not just conservatism, settling is not just resignation
- Settling in aid of striving: settling in order to strive, what strivings require settling, and why, when to switch between one and the other, and why
- Conclusions
- Isbn
- 9781400845316
- Label
- On settling
- Title
- On settling
- Statement of responsibility
- Robert E. Goodin
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In a culture that worships ceaseless striving, ""settling"" seems like giving up. But is it? On Settling defends the positive value of settling, explaining why this disdained practice is not only more realistic but more useful than an excessive ideal of striving. In fact, the book makes the case that we'd all be lost without settling--and that even to strive, one must first settle. We may admire strivers and love the ideal of striving, but who of us could get through a day without settling? Real people, confronted with a complex problem, simply make do, settling for some resol
- Cataloging source
- CDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Goodin, Robert E
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Political ethics
- Contentment
- Compromise (Ethics)
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- PHILOSOPHY
- Compromise (Ethics)
- Contentment
- Political ethics
- Label
- On settling, Robert E. Goodin
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Modes of settling: settling down, settling in, settling up, settling for, settling one's affairs, settling on -- The value of settling: settling as an aid to planning and agency, settling, commitment, trust, and confidence, settling the social fabric -- What settling is not: settling is not just compromising, settling is not just conservatism, settling is not just resignation -- Settling in aid of striving: settling in order to strive, what strivings require settling, and why, when to switch between one and the other, and why -- Conclusions
- Control code
- ocn812066357
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781400845316
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
- 9786613906830
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- 390683
- 22573/cttnk34z
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)812066357
- Label
- On settling, Robert E. Goodin
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Modes of settling: settling down, settling in, settling up, settling for, settling one's affairs, settling on -- The value of settling: settling as an aid to planning and agency, settling, commitment, trust, and confidence, settling the social fabric -- What settling is not: settling is not just compromising, settling is not just conservatism, settling is not just resignation -- Settling in aid of striving: settling in order to strive, what strivings require settling, and why, when to switch between one and the other, and why -- Conclusions
- Control code
- ocn812066357
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781400845316
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
- 9786613906830
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 390683
- 22573/cttnk34z
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)812066357
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