Life is hard: how philosophy can help us find our way. Kieran Setiya. 2023.

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU STOPPED CHASING HAPPINESS?

From loneliness and infirmity to injustice and grief, life is hard. Yet, at every turn, we’re told to think positive and strive for more. How would it feel to let go and embrace our limits?

Find freedom from the tyranny of living your ‘best life’ with this profound and personal book from Professor of Philosophy, Kieran Setiya. Join him as he recounts how his experience of chronic pain brought him to a new way of connecting with others, and discover how embracing the hardships of being human can lead us to a life well lived.