{"product_id":"this-beauty-nick-riggle-9781541675506","title":"This Beauty: A Philosophy of Being Alive","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn acclaimed philosopher and new father argues that engaging with beauty can make life worth living\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e You didn't choose to live this life, in this body, in these conditions--this delicate and difficult life. Yet when you consider that your existence is fleeting, an inspired sense of urgency can spring forth. Say you often hike with a friend. One day, they propose that you skydive instead. You're wavering, and they insist:  Come on. You only live once! And soon you're flying through the air. Why embrace a life you did not choose? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThis Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e, philosopher Nick Riggle explores the beauty of being alive by investigating the things we say to inspire ourselves and each other: seize the day, treat yourself, you only live once. These clich駸 are at best vague, at worst stupid. They imply that you should do something wild with your life because your life is precious, a little like saying you should go swimming with your grandfather's watch because it is irreplaceable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drawing on insights from aesthetics and his experiences as a professional skater and new father, he develops the thought that beauty--the beauty of this day, this body, this moment, these people--can make life worth embracing, worth engaging with and amplifying as beautiful. Insightful and deeply humane, \u003ci\u003eThis Beauty \u003c\/i\u003eis a searching inquiry into the mystery of life's beauty and a call to create and share it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Riggle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541675509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541675506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.49h x 5.84w x 0.92d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/03\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/30\/2022","brand":"Nick Riggle","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44071632732415,"sku":"9781541675506","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_25dda43c-7ebb-4cba-b9f8-e4066023579c.jpg?v=1685437259","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/this-beauty-nick-riggle-9781541675506","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}