TALK: Hugh Mackay - The Good Life: What Makes a Life Worth Living? *SOLD OUT*
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Hugh Mackay - The Good Life: What Makes a Life Worth Living? *SOLD OUT* |
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You hear that insistent message, echoing through the philosophical traditions of East and West: treat other people the way you’d like to be treated. The basic message never alters, whether your moral heritage is Socratic, Jewish, Christian, Islamic, Buddhist, humanistic or anything in between.
A good life is not measured by security, wealth, status, achievement or levels of happiness. A good life is determined by our capacity for selflessness and our willingness to connect with those around us in a meaningful and useful way.
Hugh looks at the numerous ways we get distracted from this central purpose. He examines the utopian complex, which describes our dangerous desire for perfection, and the false expectation that life with unfold according to our carefully laid plans. He highlights the things that lead us along paths to pain and confusion, notably our willingness to sacrifice others on the altar of our personal desires and ambitions.
As with Hugh’s previous works of non-fiction, The Good Life is a book that will start conversations, ignite arguments and possibly change the way we live our lives.
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This event is run in conjunction with the UWA Office of Development and Alumni Relations and is a part of the UWA WINTERarts program. Books will be for sale and signing by the author.
$25 Ticket price includes a glass of wine on arrival between 6-6.45pm.
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