On settling /

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Author / Creator:Goodin, Robert E.
Imprint:Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2012.
Description:viii, 114 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8921722
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ISBN:9780691148458 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0691148457 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [93]-106) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Modes of Settling
  • Where This Is Heading
  • Settling Down
  • Settling In
  • Settling Up
  • Settling For
  • Settling One's Affairs
  • Settling On: The Master Notion
  • 2. The Value of Settling
  • Settling as an Aid to Planning and Agency
  • Settling, Commitment, Trust, and Confidence
  • Settling the Social Fabric
  • 3. What Settling Is Not
  • Settling Is Not Just Compromising
  • Settling Is Not Just Conservatism
  • Settling Is Not Just Resignation
  • 4. 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
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index