{"product_id":"doing-valuable-time-cheshire-calhoun-9780197678992","title":"Doing Valuable Time","description":"\u003cem\u003eDoing Valuable Time \u003c\/em\u003eexplores the human concern with expending our life's time well. We pursue what we take to be valuable, strive to live meaningfully, judge whether our present circumstances are good enough, and have standards for what we are willing to take an interest in. Doing valuable time, however, is not an easy task. Expending time on big, important life-projects often entails lots of little time expenditures on the seemingly meaningless, and our ability to take an interest in our own futures is fragile. our present circumstances often leaves us with endless opportunities for discontent-too much spare time, too much of the same thing all of the time, or too much time stuck in stalled projects. \u003cem\u003eDoing Valuable Time\u003c\/em\u003e is a book about the difficulties we face in achieving valuable time and the interest--and disinterest--we take in our own present and future. Professor Cheshire Calhoun explores the implications of using time well in order to achieve the unachievable: living a meaningful life. Through seven chapters of rigorous philosophical inquiry and compelling practical insights, Calhoun explains the motivating interest we take in our future, and how hope sustains activities that are likely to fail. \u003cem\u003eDoing Valuable Time\u003c\/em\u003e shows the value of committing ourselves to having a particular future, and the possibilities for finding contentment with the imperfect present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cheshire Calhoun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197678998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197678992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.49h x 6.11w x 0.53d","brand":"Cheshire Calhoun","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072433844479,"sku":"9780197678992","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_625a544b-071c-420d-9d75-b71e22f12fe3.jpg?v=1685441940","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/doing-valuable-time-cheshire-calhoun-9780197678992","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}