{"product_id":"the-cost-of-comfort-hardback-9780253043160","title":"The Cost of Comfort (Hardback) 9780253043160","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cost of Comfort\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Lachs (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253043160\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 July 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e116 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.295 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhilosopher John Lachs observes that humans today live lives of comfort but also sees that these comfortable lives come at a cost: our increasing unhappiness. In \u003ci\u003eThe Cost of Comfort\u003c\/i\u003e, Lachs contemplates what humans need in order to live fulfilled lives in today's world. While comfort has not always reached everyone evenly, Lachs acknowledges that most of us who live in the US today reap the benefits of modern life. We live longer, we eat better food, we have access to good medical care, and we can stay in touch with loved ones who are far away. Lachs argues that this dizzyingly complex world often inspires isolation, but he believes that deeper engagement with it is required in order to dispel our growing psychic distance. Lachs advocates for mediation and champions education, advertising, openness, and transparency to help individuals understand the role they play in society and to nullify claims to blamelessness. Lachs suggests new rules for responsibility and argues that examining and understanding the consequences of one's actions is imperative to overcoming the ills and problems of the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Comfort\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Discomfort\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. A Broken and an Integrated World\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Complete and Dismembered Actions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Mediation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Philosophical Excursion: Hegel and Peirce on Mediation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Five Consequences of Mediation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. (A) Passivity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. (B) Impotence\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. (C) Ignorance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. (D) Manipulation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. (E) Psychic Distance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e13. (F) Irresponsibility\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e14. Major Mediators: Tools\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e15. Major Mediators: Language\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e16. Major Mediators: Ideology\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e17. Major Mediators: Institutions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e18. Major Mediators: Government\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e19. Mediated Immediacies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e20. Eliminate Mediation?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e21. Ineffective Ways of Dealing with Mediation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e22. Pre-Existing Values\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e23. Advertising\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e24. Openness\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e25. Transparency\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e26. Education\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e27. The Power of Immediacy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e28. Immediacy and Politics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e29. New Rules of Responsibility\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525279805720,"sku":"9780253043160","price":38.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cost-of-comfort-hardback-9780253043160","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}