Isbn: 9780670083497 - the difficulty of being good: on the subtle art of dharma (10 resultados)

Hardback. Condición: Fair. Why should we be good? How should we be good? And how might we more deeply understand the moral and ethical failings--splashed across today's headlines--that have not only destroyed individual lives but caused widespread calamity as well, bringing communities, nations, and indeed the global economy to the brink of collapse? In The Difficulty of Being Good, Gurcharan Das seeks answers to these questions in an unlikely source: the 2,000 year-old Sanskrit epic, Mahabharata. A sprawling, witty, ironic, and delightful poem, the Mahabharata is obsessed with the elusive notion of dharma--in essence, doing the right thing. When a hero does something wrong in a Greek epic, he wastes little time on self-reflection; when a hero falters in the Mahabharata, the action stops and everyone weighs in with a different and often contradictory take on dharma. Each major character in the epic embodies a significant moral failing or virtue, and their struggles mirror with uncanny precision our own familiar emotions of anxiety, courage, despair, remorse, envy, compassion, vengefulness, and duty. Das explores the Mahabharata from many perspectives and compares the successes and failures of the poem's characters to those of contemporary individuals, many of them highly visible players in the world of economics, business, and politics. In every case, he finds striking parallels that carry lessons for everyone faced with ethical and moral dilemmas in today's complex world.Written with the flair and seemingly effortless erudition that have made Gurcharan Das a bestselling author around the world--and enlivened by Das's forthright discussion of his own personal search for a more meaningful life--The Difficulty of Being Good shines the light of an ancient poem on the most challenging moral ambiguities of modern life.…

Condición: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Condición: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Crisp, bright, clean pages; no owners' marks; hard cover shows only modest surface wear at spine ends and corners; dust jacket shows numerous very short creases around edges, as well as very small surface chips at the bottom free corners and spine ends, otherwise well-kept. lii, 434pp. incl. index.…

Condición: Used: Very Good. Near fine book & jacket.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo(9"tall)brown cloth. First Edition, 3rd printing stated, 2009. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket with a wrinkle to lower right corner front. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE. RARE THUS. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 488 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Condición: Gut. sehr guter Zustand, Hardcover, h4, D.

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. Very Good (+) in Very Good Dust Jacket. DJ protected by high-grade removable clear cover.