Philosophy of the Home: Domestic Space and Happiness Stevenson spending money on a book

spending money on a book and being able to read it would seem as likely as a trip to the moon

poverty-stricken member of a once great family and regarded by many as an idiot

sheds further light on the ever-relevant past

Author: Fintan O'Toole

Philosophy of the Home: Domestic Space and Happiness Stevenson spending money on a bookA bedroom, a kitchen, a bathroom are these rooms all that make a home? Not at all, argues Emanuele Coccia. The buildings we inhabit are of immense psychological and cultural significance. They play a decisive role in human flourishing and, for hundreds of years, their walls and walkways, windows and doorways have guided our relationships with others and with ourselves. They reflect and reinforce social inequalities; they allow us to celebrate and