Nick Riggle. I develop a theory of social virtue around the concept of a "social opening" and argue that a range of contemporary terms track various modes of success and failure with respect to social openings: ‘awesome’, ‘down’, ‘chill’, ‘sucks’, ‘wack’, ‘lame’, ‘douchebag’, and others. A basic idea is that the normative character of contemporary social life cannot be fully understood in traditional philosophical Authors: Nick RiggleUniversity of San Diego. · In this lively treatise, pro-skater-turned-philosopher Nick Riggle presents a theory of awesomeness (and its opposite, suckiness) that’s both sharply illuminating and more timely than ever. “Nick Riggle’s fun book is ‘awesome’ by its own definition. But don’t miss its profound ambition, which is to show how philosophy unearths the structure of ordinary language, defines the meaning of life in Brand: Penguin Publishing Group. · In On Being Awesome, philosopher and former pro skater Nick Riggle sets out to give an account of what it is to be awesome and, conversely, what it is to suck. To be awesome, as Riggle understands it, is to have a knack for expressing one's individuality in ways that invite others to do the same and to be receptive to these invitations in bltadwin.ru: Laura Gillespie.
RIGGLE, NICK. On Being Awesome: A Unified Theory of How Not to Suck. London: Penguin Books, , pp., 2 bw illus., $ cloth. Book Reviews. "Nick Riggle's fun book is 'awesome' by its own definition. But don't miss its profound ambition, which is to show how philosophy unearths the structure of ordinary language, defines the meaning of life in routine business, and poses the question of how best to live." —Aaron James, author of Assholes: A Theory. Contents Riggle N () () On Being Awesome - A Unified Theory of How Not to Suck Dedication Epigraph Suckiness and Awesomeness: A Taxonomy 1. In Search of Awesomeness 2. A Theory • Social Openings • The Basics of Suckiness • • 1. You encounter a social opening. • • 2. You recognize the opportunity.
On Being Awesome: A Unified Theory of How Not to Suck. by. Nick Riggle. · Rating details · ratings · 18 reviews. In this lively treatise, pro-skater-turned-philosopher Nick Riggle presents a theory of awesomeness (and its opposite, suckiness) that's both sharply illuminating and more timely than ever. In this lively treatise, pro-skater-turned-philosopher Nick Riggle presents a theory of awesomeness (and its opposite, suckiness) that’s both sharply illuminating and more timely than ever. “Nick Riggle’s fun book is ‘awesome’ by its own definition. But don’t miss its profound ambition, which is to show how philosophy unearths the structure of ordinary language, defines the meaning of life in routine business, and poses the question of how best to live.” —Aaron James, author. In On Being Awesome, philosopher and former pro skater Nick Riggle sets out to give an account of what it is to be awesome and, conversely, what it is to suck. To be awesome, as Riggle understands it, is to have a knack for expressing one's individuality in ways that invite others to do the same and to be receptive to these invitations in turn.
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