How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question

Most people think of themselves as good, but its not always easy to determine whats good or badespecially in a world filled with complicated choices and pitfalls and booby traps and bad advice. Fortunately, many smart philosophers have been pondering this conundrum for millennia and they have guidance for us. With bright wit and deep insight,How to Be Perfectexplains concepts like deontology, utilitarianism, existentialism, ubuntu, and more so we can sound cool at partiesandbecome better people.

Schur starts off with easy ethical questions like Should I punch my friend in the face for no reason? (No.) and works his way up to the most complex moral issues we all face. Such as: Can I still enjoy great art if it was created by terrible people? How much money should I give to charity? Why bother being good at all when there are no consequences for being bad? And much more. By the time the book is done, well know exactly how to act in every conceivable situation, so as to produce a verifiably maximal amount of moral good. We will be perfect, and all our friends will be jealous. OK, not quite. Instead, well gain fresh, funny, inspiring wisdom on the toughest issues we face every day.

Paperback, Apr 18th 2023