A Book of Consolation
Seeing Our Quests for Love, Success, and Meaning in a New Light
A Book of Consolation
Seeing Our Quests for Love, Success, and Meaning in a New Light
304 pages | 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 | © 2027
Philosophy: General Philosophy, Philosophy of Society
Religion: Religion and Society
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. The Quest for Success
Brilliant Failures, Beautiful Losers
The Prestigious and the Celebrated
Walking on Air and Dying Happy
Zen and the Art of Lawnmower Racing
Richard Nixon’s Successful Life, and Other Tales
2. The Quest for Romantic Love
Emma Bovary, Anna Karenina, the Many and the One
Rom-Coms
Reflections on Rejection
Reflections on Projection
Casanova, Don Juan, the One and the Many
3. The Quest for Meaning and Transcendence
Searching for Transcendence
Finding Meaning
Have You Led the Life You Were Meant to Live? Thoughts on Regret and Envy
The Mystery of the Cosmos: What, Exactly, Are We Looking For?
Too Soon?
Conclusion: What’s Done Is Done; It Is What It Is; What Will Be Will Be
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index