One Beat More

Existentialism and the Gift of Mortality

One Beat More
Kevin Aho
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h216 x 138mm - 176pg
24 Mar 2022 UK
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9781509546909
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A keen athlete in his late 40s, philosophy professor Kevin Aho hadn' t given much thought to his own mortality, until he suffered a sudden heart attack that left him fighting for his life in an ICU ward. Confronted with death for the first time, he realized that the things he thought gave his life meaning, such as his independence or his ability to plan his own future, were in tatters. Aho turned to those thinkers who have reflected deeply on the meaning of life and the anxiety of living when every heartbeat might be your last: the existentialists. Armed with the insights of figures such as Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Nietzsche, and de Beauvoir, he found new meaning and comfort in a view of life that strives for authenticity and accepts ageing and death as part of what makes life worthwhile. Existentialism asks us to face the frailty of our existence and to live with a sense of urgency and gratitude towards its manifold beauties. It is only then that we can be released from patterns of self-deception and begin to appreciate what truly matters in our fleeting, precious lives.
"Part memoir and part guide to existentialism, Kevin Aho has accomplished the rare feat of seamlessly weaving together personal history and substantive philosophical ideas. One Beat More is as engaging to read as it is rife with life-enhancing wisdom. " Gordon Marino, author of The Existentialist' s Survival Guide "This is a truly beautiful book. Aho presents profound truths about how to live and age in ways that are deeply fulfilling - and he does so in elegant prose. While his scholarship is deep, he is able to present truths of philosophical existentialism with a down-to-earth clarity suited to the everyday reader. Personal examples abound - including his own brush with death - of those who have confronted mortality and aging with grace. The human journey is far from easy; it helps to have this wonderful book as a companion. " Drew Leder, author of The Distressed Body
Kevin Aho is Professor of Philosophy at Florida Gulf Coast University and the author of Existentialism (Polity, 2020).
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ISBN-13: 9781509546909
Published: 24 Mar 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Polity Press
Publisher: Polity Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 216mm
Width: 138mm
Pages: 176

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