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Kieran Setiya is professor of philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of Reasons without Rationalism (Princeton) and Knowing Right from Wrong. He lives in Brookline, Massachusetts, with his wife and son.
Midlife teaches a lesson about midlife: it's sometimes best to go with the flow. --Joshua Rothman, New Yorker Written with charming simplicity and wry humor, Midlife is a philosophically rich source of what might be called 'the higher life hacks'. . . . . A work of disarming wisdom. --Jim Holt, author of Why Does the World Exist? A concise, entertaining and humane guide through life's most difficult territory. --Simon Ings, The Spectator As someone who has suffered from a midlife crisis since the age of seven, I found Kieran Setiya's Midlife: A Philosophical Guide both instructive and consoling. If it fails to slim the waistline or stave off death, it nevertheless proves, like a trusted spouse or pet, a very companionable guide on the way to the void. It may even make you, as it did me, see the virtue of being forty-two. --Joshua Ferris, author of To Rise Again at a Decent Hour Written with urgency and wit, Midlife has a great mix of philosophy, personal narrative, and practical wisdom. Highly recommended. --Jennifer Michael Hecht, author of Doubt: A History A delightful amalgam of self-help and intellectual inquiry. --The Economist
