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How to live a good life a guide to choosing your personal philosophy

"A collection of essays by fifteen philosophers presenting a thoughtful, introductory guide to choosing a philosophy for living an examined and meaningful life"--

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Other Authors:	Pigliucci, Massimo, 1964- (Editor), Cleary, Skye, 1975- (Editor), Kaufman, Daniel, 1968- (Editor), Flanagan, Owen J., Van Norden, Bryan W. (Bryan William), Wang, Robin, Crespo, Hiram, Sarma, Deepak, 1969-, Block, Barbara, McGrath, Alister E., 1953-, Duderija, Adis, 1977-
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Vintage Books, a division ofPenguin Random House LLC , 2020.
Subjects:	Philosophy. Religions. Conduct of life. Essays.
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Summary:	"A collection of essays by fifteen philosophers presenting a thoughtful, introductory guide to choosing a philosophy for living an examined and meaningful life"--
Physical Description:	xi, 306 pages ; 21 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9780525566144 0525566147
Author Notes:	MASSIMO PIGLIUCCI is currently the K.D. Irani professor of philosophy at the City College of New York. He has a PhD in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Connecticut and a PhD in philosophy from the University of Tennessee. Pigliucci has been elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science "for fundamental studies of genotype by environmental interactions and for public defense of evolutionary biology from pseudoscientific attack." His work has been published in national and international outlets such as The New York Times , The Wall Street Journal , Aeon , Philosophy Now ,and The Philosophers' Magazine , among others. He is most recently the author of the bestselling How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life . SKYE C. CLEARY, PhD, MBA, is a philosopher and author of Existentialism and Romantic Love She teaches philosophy, leadership, and management at Columbia University, Barnard College, the City University of New York, and the New York Public Library. Skye authored the script for the TED-Ed animation "Why Do We Love? A Philosophical Inquiry," which has had over 2.2 million views. Skye is currently working on a second animation for TED-Ed about Simone de Beauvoir. Her work has been published in the Los Angeles Review of Books , The Philosophers' Magazine , HuffPost, Business Insider, and The New Republic . DANIEL A. KAUFMAN, PhD, received his BA in philosophy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and his PhD in philosophy at the CUNY Graduate Center. He is professor of philosophy at Missouri State University.