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category: Philosophy
published: Aug 2017
ISBN:9781487002572
publisher: House of Anansi Press Inc
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Made for Happiness

Discovering the Meaning of Life with Aristotle

by Jean Vanier, introduction by Ian Brown, translated by Kathryn Spink

tagged: religious
Description

This bestselling work is an uplifting and practical look at philosophy and how it can be applied in our everyday lives from the author of the international bestseller, Becoming Human.

In Made for Happiness, Jean Vanier examines the basis for modern moral philosophy and its role in our lives today. Having discovered through his work with the intellectually disabled the degree to which our society is divided, and our values misplaced, Vanier invites us to read with fresh eyes theories of happiness written 2,400 years ago.

The book follows the links between psychology, spirituality, and morality: psychology helps us face our fears and limitations; spirituality gives us strength; and morality helps us to choose the best actions, those that will make us happier, and thus more human. The combination of these paths to knowledge and wisdom gives meaning to our lives and allows us to make the best use of our freedom on our way to happiness.

About the Authors
Jean Vanier est docteur en philosophie de l?Institut catholique de Paris et est mondialement connu comme le fondateur des Communautés de l?Arche, milieux de vie consacrés aux personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle. Il a publié de nombreux ouvrages, notamment Entrer dans le mystère de Jésus : une lecture de l?Évangile de Jean, chez Novalis.

Ian Brown is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster. Brown’s reporting and writing have won six gold National Magazine awards and two National Newspaper Awards. He is also a contributor to This American Life on U.S. public radio, and host of both CBC Radio’s Talking Books and Canada’s pre-eminent documentary television series, Human Edge and The View From Here. He lives in Toronto with his wife and two children.


Kathryn Spink est une auteure et une traductrice de renommée mondiale. Biographe autorisée de Mère Teresa de Calcutta, ses ouvrages ont tracé les portraits de plusieurs groupes religieux, entre autres la communauté du Frère Roger de Taizé. Elle est la traductrice en anglais des oeuvres de Dominique Lapierre.
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