Arthur C Brooks
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¿Qué hacer ante un escenario en el que los políticos parecen decididos a dividirnos y nos vemos abocados a una crispación permanente debido al bombardeo de mensaje al que nos someten las redes sociales y los medios de comunicación? ¿Realmente estamos condenados a vivir en esta "cultura del desprecio" a la que nos hemos ido acostumbrando, a un modus operandi en el que no estar de acuerdo se asocia no sólo a discrepar, sino a la descalificación...
3) From strength to strength: finding success, happiness, and deep purpose in the second half of life
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"Drawing on social science, philosophy, biography, theology, and eastern wisdom, as well as dozens of interviews with everyday men and women, Brooks shows us that true life success is well within our reach. By refocusing on certain priorities and habits that anyone can learn, such as deep wisdom, detachment from empty rewards, connection and service to others, and spiritual progress, we can set ourselves up for increased happiness"--
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"The product of years of research and analysis by Arthur Brooks that lead him to conclude what people need most are four 'institutions of meaning': faith, family, community, and meaningful work. It combines reporting, original research, and case studies in a manifesto that will help people lead happier, satisfying lives"--
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Popular opinion would have us believe that America's free market system is driven by greed and materialism, resulting in gross inequalities of wealth, destruction of the environment, and other social ills. Even proponents of capitalism often refer to the free market as simply a 'lesser evil' whose faults are preferable to those of social democracy or communism. But what if the conventional understanding of capitalism as corrupt and unprincipled is...