How to Live a Good Life

How to Live a Good Life

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Author: Pigliucci, Massimo
ISBN: 9780525566144
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 07 Jan 2020
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback / softback

Plt;BPgt;A collection of essays by fifteen philosophers presenting a thoughtful, introductory guide to choosing a philosophy for living an examined and meaningful life. A VINTAGE ORIGINALPlt;/BPgt;

Plt;bPgt;Plt;bPgt;A collection of essays by fifteen philosophers presenting a thoughtful, introductory guide to choosing a philosophy for living an examined and meaningful life.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Socrates famously said Pquot;the unexamined life is not worth living,Pquot; but what does it mean to truly live philosophically?Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;This thought-provoking, wide-ranging collection brings together essays by fifteen leading philosophers reflecting on what it means to live according to a philosophy of life. From Eastern philosophies (Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism) and classical Western philosophies (such as Aristotelianism and Stoicism), to the four major religions, as well as contemporary philosophies (such as existentialism and effective altruism), each contributor offers a lively, personal account of how they find meaning in the practice of their chosen philosophical tradition.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Together, the pieces in Plt;iPgt;How to Live a Good LifePlt;/iPgt; provide not only a beginnerP#39;s guide to choosing a life philosophy but also a timely portrait of what it means to live an examined life in the twenty-first century.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;A VINTAGE ORIGINAL

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