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What Is Culture For?

By The School of Life
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The book What Is Culture For? by The School of Life delves into the fundamental purposes and values of culture in our lives. It explores how cultural elements such as art, literature, and philosophy can offer guidance, comfort, and connection, addressing our deepest psychological needs. The work encourages readers to harness culture to enrich their lives and understand the complexities of human experience.
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This book may appeal to you if you are curious about the role culture plays in shaping human experience and behaviour. It delves into how art, literature, and other cultural expressions help us understand ourselves and each other, offering insights into leading a more fulfilled life. Ideal for anyone interested in exploring the philosophical underpinnings of everyday experiences.

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What Is Culture For?

WHAT IS CULTURE FOR? proposes that works of culture were all made, in one way or another, with the idea of improving the way we live.

An exploration of how the arts relate to our daily lives, and how we can draw on cultural masterpieces to find the answers to our personal dilemmas.

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Our societies frequently proclaim their enormous esteem for culture. Music, film, literature, and the visual arts enjoy high prestige and are viewed by many as getting close to the meaning of life. But what is culture really for?

What Is Culture For? proposes that works of culture were all made, in one way or another, with the idea of improving the way we live.

The book connects a range of cultural masterpieces with our own dilemmas and pains around love, work, and society, and invites us to see culture as a resource with which to address the complex agonies of being human. It provides us with enduring keys to unlocking culture as a way of transforming our lives.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780995753532

Publisher: The School of Life Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 22 March 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: The School of Life Press

Illustration: 1 Halftones, color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 110.0mm

Height: 181.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 112

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism The School of Life

About the Author

The School of Life is devoted to developing emotional intelligence. It addresses issues such as how to find fulfilling work, how to master the art of relationships, how to understand one's past, how to achieve calm, and how better to understand and - where necessary - change the world. These ideas are delivered through a range of channels: from videos, books, and products - to classes, events, and one-to-one therapy sessions.

The School of Life Press brings together the thinking and ideas of the School of Life creative team under the direction of series editor, Alain de Botton. Their books share a coherent, curated message that speaks with one voice: calm, reassuring, and sane.

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