{"product_id":"time-of-our-lives-the-ethics-of-common-sense-9780823216703","title":"Time of Our Lives: The Ethics of Common Sense","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mortimer J. Adler\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Fordham University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Fordham University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ethics \u0026amp; Moral Philosophy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it a good time to be alive? Is ours a good society to be alive in? Is it possible to have a good life in our time? And finally, does a good life consist of having a good time? Are happiness and \"a good life\" interchangeable? These are the questions that Mortimer Adler addresses himself to. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe heart of the book lies in its conception of the good life for man, which provides the standard for measuring a century, a society, or a culture: for upon that turns the meaning of each man's primary moral right - his right to the pursuit of happiness. The moral philosophy that Dr. Adler expounds in terms of this conception he calls \"the ethics of common sense,\" because it is as a defense and development of the common-sense answer to the question \"can I really make a good life for myself?\"","brand":"Fordham University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47614821662871,"sku":"9780823216703","price":4756.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780823216703.webp?v=1775096709","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/time-of-our-lives-the-ethics-of-common-sense-9780823216703","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}