具體描述
In The Second Mountain, David Brooks explores the four commitments that define a life of meaning and purpose: to a spouse and family, to a vocation, to a philosophy or faith, and to a community. Our personal fulfillment depends on how well we choose and execute these commitments. In The Second Mountain, Brooks looks at a range of people who have lived joyous, committed lives, and who have embraced the necessity of dependence. He gathers their wisdom on how to choose a partner, how to pick a vocation, how to live out a philosophy, and how we can begin to integrate our commitments into one overriding purpose.
In short, this book is meant to help us all lead more meaningful lives. But it’s also a provocative social commentary. We live in a society, Brooks argues, that celebrates freedom, that tells us to be true to ourselves, at the expense of surrendering to a cause, rooting ourselves in a neighborhood, binding ourselves to others by social solidarity and love. We have taken individualism to the extreme—and in the process we have torn the social fabric in a thousand different ways. The path to repair is through making deeper commitments. In The Second Mountain, Brooks shows what can happen when we put commitment-making at the center of our lives.
著者簡介
David Brooks is a political and cultural commentator. He is currently a columnist for The New York Times and a commentator on PBS NewsHour. He has previously worked for Washington Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, Newsweek, The Atlantic Monthly and National Public Radio.
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作為共和黨作傢，David Brook的寫作完全沒有侵略性，相反卻帶有裏根時代共和黨知識分子的特殊年代氣質與溫度。本書延續瞭Brook一貫專注的自省與對人生鞭闢入裏的探究。他與讀者探討人在社會生活裏的道德價值，個體生活的意義，以及卓越性（transcendence）。直接引用如此之多，以至於每隔數個段落，讀者都有可能遇見Kierkegaard，托爾斯泰，Carl Jung或者Victor Frankel的精彩洞見。
评分三小時進 沒有什麼新鮮觀點 stating the obvious with no real insights... 利他主義和長久的幸福感的關係到底是什麼? 為什麼兩座山之間一定有低榖？ 災難性事件是利他行為和自我變小的必須嗎？棄
评分對超個人主義的反思，對人社會性的宣揚。
评分人生要爬兩座山，第一座山是關於自我的，你希望自己越來越成功、越來越厲害；第二座山卻是關於彆人的，是關於“失去自我”的，你為瞭彆人或者為瞭某個使命，而寜可失去自我。
评分作為共和黨作傢，David Brook的寫作完全沒有侵略性，相反卻帶有裏根時代共和黨知識分子的特殊年代氣質與溫度。本書延續瞭Brook一貫專注的自省與對人生鞭闢入裏的探究。他與讀者探討人在社會生活裏的道德價值，個體生活的意義，以及卓越性（transcendence）。直接引用如此之多，以至於每隔數個段落，讀者都有可能遇見Kierkegaard，托爾斯泰，Carl Jung或者Victor Frankel的精彩洞見。
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