The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life
- ISBN-10
- 0812983424
- ISBN-13
- 9780812983425
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 384
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-05-26
- Publisher
- Random House Trade Paperbacks
- Author
- David Brooks
Description
"Every so often, you meet people who radiate joy--who seem to know why they were put on this earth, who glow with a kind of inner light. This inner peace, David Brooks reveals, comes not from a life of self-centered achievement but a life of interdependence and commitment to others. In The Second Mountain, David Brooks explores the four main commitments that define a virtuous and meaningful life: to a spouse and family, to a vocation, to a philosophy or faith, and to a community. Our personal fulfillment ultimately depends on how well we choose and execute these commitments. We have taken individualism to the extreme, Brooks argues, and in the process we have torn the social fabric in a thousand different ways. In The Second Mountain, Brooks gives us the tools to repair our fractured society, and shows what can happen when we put commitment-making at the center of our lives." -- back cover.
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