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    • Publisher:
      Acumen Publishing
      Publication date:
      05 February 2013
      27 October 2011
      ISBN:
      9781844654710
      9781844652310
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/UPO9781844654710
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      Philosophy: General Interest, Philosophy
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    What does it mean when you say you are 'committed' to something, whether it’s to a partner, a vocation, a political belief, or a religion? On what basis do we make commitments? Do they matter? Or are we better off avoiding them? Philosopher Piers Benn explores the notion of commitment and tries to unpick what it is and why it might be valuable to a life lived well. He focuses on the commitments we have to one another, the commitments we have with respect to work and vocation, and those we have to political and religious creeds or ways of life. He explores the many obstacles to commitment, in particular boredom and the failure to take an interest in the world. Although Benn shows commitment to be a central ingredient in the meaning of life, he suggests it is better to risk a sense of lack of meaning and some unhappiness than to make false or frivolous commitments. The tension between the urge to commit and grounds for resisting is a theme running throughout the book. Piers Benn brings a much-needed clarity to the subject and offers some welcome advice to all those who have wrestled with the failure, falsehood or futility of their commitments.

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