Download or read book On Settling written by Robert E. Goodin and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In a culture that worships ceaseless striving, ""settling"" seems like giving up. But is it? On Settling defends the positive value of settling, explaining why this disdained practice is not only more realistic but more useful than an excessive ideal of striving. In fact, the book makes the case that we'd all be lost without settling--and that even to strive, one must first settle ..."--Book jacket flap.