{"product_id":"measure-yourself-against-the-earth-essays-paperback","title":"Measure Yourself Against the Earth: Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Kingwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Kingwell is as at home discussing \u003ci\u003eBattlestar Galactica\u003c\/i\u003e as he is civility, can find the Plato in popular culture, and sees in idleness a deeply revolutionary gesture. In \u003ci\u003eMeasure Yourself Against the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, he brings his heady mixture of critical intelligence and infectious enthusiasm to bear on film, aesthetics, politics, leisure, literature and much more, showing us how each can help us to imagine and achieve the society we want. The concept of \"the gift\" unites many of these essays: it is in this idea, Kingwell argues persuasively, in which we may be able to refashion the real world of democracy. \"An activist, fugitive democracy. A living democracy that is no opaque demand but a real thing--a society. Democracy: the gift we keep on giving each other.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmart, engaged, and wide ranging, Mark Kingwell's \u003ci\u003eMeasure Yourself Against the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e confirms its author as among our leading cultural theorists and philosophers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter some years of graduate education in Britain and the United States, Mark Kingwell found he had inadvertently perfected a form of idling for which he could get paid. He is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto and a contributing editor of \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and has written for publications ranging from \u003ci\u003eAdbusters\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e to the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAuto Racing Digest\u003c\/i\u003e. Among his twelve books of political and cultural theory are the national best-sellers \u003ci\u003eBetter Living\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), \u003ci\u003eThe World We Want\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), and \u003ci\u003eConcrete Reveries\u003c\/i\u003e. In order to secure financing for their continued indulgence he has also written about his various hobbies, including fishing, baseball, cocktails, and contemporary art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.7 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45853005185221,"sku":"9781771960465","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/dxupzwGH2s9781771960465.webp?v=1771459685","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/measure-yourself-against-the-earth-essays-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}