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The Wisdom of Frugality: Why Less Is More - More or Less Audiobook, by Emrys Westacott Play Audiobook Sample

The Wisdom of Frugality: Why Less Is More - More or Less Audiobook

The Wisdom of Frugality: Why Less Is More - More or Less Audiobook, by Emrys Westacott Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Michael Healy, Michael Healey Publisher: Highbridge Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 6.17 hours at 1.5x Speed 4.63 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: September 2016 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781681682754

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

15

Longest Chapter Length:

52:25 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

15:44 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

37:09 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

In this book, Emrys Westacott examines why, for more than two millennia, so many philosophers and people with a reputation for wisdom have been advocating frugality and simple living as the key to the good life. He also looks at why most people have ignored them, but argues that, in a world facing environmental crisis, it may finally be time to listen to the advocates of a simpler way of life.

The Wisdom of Frugality explores what simplicity means, why it's supposed to make us better and happier, and why, despite its benefits, it has always been such a hard sell. The book looks not only at the arguments in favor of living frugally and simply, but also at the case that can be made for luxury and extravagance, including the idea that modern economies require lots of getting and spending.

A philosophically informed reflection rather than a polemic, The Wisdom of Frugality ultimately argues that we will be better off—as individuals and as a society—if we move away from the materialistic individualism that currently rules.

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About Emrys Westacott

Emrys Westacott is professor of philosophy at Alfred University in Alfred, New York, and the author of The Virtues of Our Vices (Princeton). His work has been featured in the New York Times and has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Philosopher’s Magazine, Philosophy Now, and many other publications.

About Michael Healy

Michael Healy has appeared off Broadway and on national television, most notably on Saturday Night Live for three years, as well as in several national commercials. He continues to hone his craft in Rhode Island, where he has won awards for acting. His audiobook recordings include Mr. Midshipman Easy by Frederick Marryat, The Collector of Lost Things by Jeremy Page, and The Valley of Fear by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.