Examined lives from Socrates to Nietzsche
We all want to know how to live. But before the good life was reduced to ten easy steps or a prescription from the doctor, it was the philosophers who offered arresting answers to the most fundamental questions about who we are and what makes for a life worth living. Here, James Miller returns to th...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | We all want to know how to live. But before the good life was reduced to ten easy steps or a prescription from the doctor, it was the philosophers who offered arresting answers to the most fundamental questions about who we are and what makes for a life worth living. Here, James Miller returns to this vibrant tradition with short, lively biographies of twelve famous philosophers. With a flair for paradox and rich anecdote, this is a book that confirms the continuing relevance of philosophy today--and explores the most urgent questions about what it means to live a good life.--From publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | 422 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-401) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0374150850 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780374150853 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Author Notes: | James Miller is a professor of politics and the chair of liberal studies at the New School for Social Research. He is the author of The Passion of Michel Foucault and Flowers in the Dustbin: The Rise of Rock & Roll, 1947--1977 , among other books. He lives in Manhattan. |
