A review by inquiry_from_an_anti_library
Meditations for the Humanist: Ethics for a Secular Age by A.C. Grayling

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4.0

Is This An Overview?

This book is a composition of many short essays on a diverse set of topics.  Provoking reflection on values, to consider different ways on how to be.  Some essays impart thoughts on how to treat others, how to share values, how to compromise.  Some essays impart thoughts on how to thinking, how to reason, how to be honest.  Some essays impart thoughts on how to be part of society, how conflict if created, how differences are handled.  Life is a composition of a diverse set of emotions, struggles, and interactions.  Each aspect of life has limits, complexity, and consequences.  By learning and thinking about the aspects of life, can the individual improve themselves and society. 

 

Caveats?

Essay quality is mixed, as different topics will interest different readers, and the essays are short.  There is not much on each topic.  The topics are provided a complex understanding and provide valuable content, but for topics that interest the reader, the reader would need to search for more information to understand the different aspects and perspectives on the topic.  A bias of the book is the treatment of topics related to religion, as the topics are simplified and the references to them are primarily the negative consequences.