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LIFE IS HARD - KIERAN SETIYA KARTONIERT (TB)

A NEW YORKER AND THE ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF 2022  " Life Is Hard is a humane consolation for
challenging times. Reading it is like speaking with a thoughtful friend who never tells you to
cheer up  but  by offering gentle companionship and a change of perspective  makes you feel
better anyway" The New York Times Book Review   ' An eloquent  moving  witty and above all
useful demonstration of philosophy's power to help us weather the storms of being human '
Oliver Burkeman  author of FOUR THOUSAND WEEKS ______________________________________  Pain 
Loneliness  Grief  Injustice ... Hope?  Life is hard - as the past few years have made
painfully clear. From personal trauma to the injustice and absurdity of the world  sometimes
simply going on can feel too much.  But could there be solace - and even hope - in
acknowledging the hardships of the human condition? Might doing so free us from the tyranny of
striving for our "best lives" and help us find warmth  humanity  and humour in the lives we
actually have? Could it inspire in us the desire for a better world?  In this profound and
personal book  Kieran Setiya shows how philosophy can help us find our way. He shares his own
experience with chronic pain and the consolation that comes from making sense of it. He asks
what we can learn from loneliness and loss about the value of human life. And he explores how
we can fail with grace  confront injustice  and search for meaning in the face of despair.
Drawing on ancient and modern philosophy  as well as fiction  comedy  social science and
personal essay  Life is Hard is a book for this moment - a work of solace and compassion. It
draws us towards justice  for ourselves and others  by acknowledging what it means to be alive.

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