{"product_id":"midlife-a-philosophical-guide-9780691173931","title":"Midlife: A Philosophical Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophical wisdom and practical advice for overcoming the problems of middle age\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow can you reconcile yourself with the lives you will never lead, with possibilities foreclosed, and with nostalgia for lost youth? How can you accept the failings of the past, the sense of futility in the tasks that consume the present, and the prospect of death that blights the future? In this self-help book with a difference, Kieran Setiya confronts the inevitable challenges of adulthood and middle age, showing how philosophy can help you thrive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou will learn why missing out might be a good thing, how options are overrated, and when you should be glad you made a mistake. You will be introduced to philosophical consolations for mortality. And you will learn what it would mean to live in the present, how it could solve your midlife crisis, and why meditation helps. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRanging from Aristotle, Schopenhauer, and John Stuart Mill to Virginia Woolf and Simone de Beauvoir, as well as drawing on Setiya's own experience, \u003ci\u003eMidlife\u003c\/i\u003e combines imaginative ideas, surprising insights, and practical advice. Writing with wisdom and wit, Setiya makes a wry but passionate case for philosophy as a guide to life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKieran Setiya\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eReasons without Rationalism\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton) and \u003ci\u003eKnowing Right from Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Brookline, Massachusetts, with his wife and son.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641682694418,"sku":"9780691173931","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2fb1707e-5fb6-4425-9f61-170c283700d5.jpg?v=1733029615","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/midlife-a-philosophical-guide-9780691173931","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}