{"product_id":"why-grow-up-paperback","title":"Why Grow Up? - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Neiman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOur culture is obsessed with youth--and why not? What's the appeal of growing old, of gaining responsibilities and giving up on dreams, of steadily trading possibility for experience?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe philosopher Susan Neiman argues that the absence of appealing models of maturity is not an accident: by describing life as a downhill process, we prepare young people to expect--and demand--very little from it. In \u003ci\u003eWhy Grow Up?\u003c\/i\u003e, she challenges our culture of permanent adolescence, turning to thinkers including Kant, Rousseau, and Arendt to find a model of maturity that is not a matter of resignation. In growing up, we move from the boundless trust of childhood to the peculiar mixture of disappointment and exhilaration that comes with adolescence. Maturity, however, means finding the courage to live in a world of painful uncertainty without giving in to dogma or despair. A grown-up, Neiman writes, helps to move the world closer to what it should be while never losing sight of what it is. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy Grow Up?\u003c\/i\u003e is a witty and concise argument for the value of maturity as a subversive ideal: a goal rarely achieved in its entirety, and all the more worth striving for.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Neiman\u003c\/b\u003e is the director of the Einstein Forum. Her previous books, translated into many languages, include \u003ci\u003eMoral Clarity: A Guide for Grown-Up Idealists\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEvil in Modern Thought: An Alternative History of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Unity of Reason: Rereading Kant\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSlow Fire: Jewish Notes from Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e. She also writes cultural and political commentary for diverse media in the United States, Germany, and Great Britain. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Neiman studied philosophy at Harvard and the Free University of Berlin and was a professor of philosophy at Yale and Tel Aviv Universities. She is the mother of three grown children and lives in Berlin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 x 2.3 x 17.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47345228153081,"sku":"9780374536145","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/RjZFSVJiK0NqbFVoNFhVTnZVcTY5UT09.webp?v=1769742534","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/why-grow-up-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}