The Good Life 2
What Makes a Life Worth Living?
- ISBN:
- 9781742612133
- 9781742612133
- Category:
- Cultural studies
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 01-05-2013
- Publisher:
- Pan Macmillan Australia
- Country of origin:
- Australia
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions (mm):
- 234x155x20mm
- Weight:
- 0.38kg
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Reviews
2 Reviews
Hugh has clearly lost touch.
Apparently we shouldn't wish for our children to be 'happy' we should wish for them to experience 'a range of emotions'. Has Hugh forgotten that growing up in a happy and secure environment will enable an individual to develop resilience to face future difficult times.
I found this book frustrating to read: his arguments did not seem to link to his conclusions, or rather, my conclusions from his examples were directly opposed. This book is more of a lecture, containing Hugh's answers to the universe, than a synthesis. He considers science to be just another 'faith' and no amount of travel or friendships will satisfy people who are searching, the only solution is voluntary community service and that alone.
I enjoyed many of his other books, but in this book he seems to have become cynical and confused.
It's hard to take seriously the scholarship of someone who thinks that E=MCsquared is to do with the theory of relativity, mixes up the definitions of theory and hypothesis and that Thor is a Greek god.
Poor general knowledge, poorer research and very bad editing. If he gets so many "little things" wrong why would I trust his larger arguments?
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