The Socrates express : in search of life lessons from dead philosophers
Title:
The Socrates express : in search of life lessons from dead philosophers
Author:
Credits:
Eric Weiner.
Edition:
First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Publication Date(s):
2020
Format:
Books
Physical Description:
xix, 330 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-312) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Departure -- Dawn. How to get out of bed like Marcus Aurelius ; How to wonder like Socrates ; How to walk like Rousseau ; How to see like Thoreau ; How to listen like Schopenhauer -- Noon. How to enjoy like Epicurus ; How to pay attention like Simone Weil ; How to fight like Gandhi ; How to be kind like Confucius ; How to appreciate the small things like Sei Shōnagon -- Dusk. How to have no regrets like Nietzsche ; How to cope like Epictetus ; How to grow old like Beauvoir ; How to die like Montaigne -- Epilogue: Arrival.
Description:
Retraces the journeys of forefront intellectuals from Epicurus and Gandhi to Thoreau and Beauvoir to illuminate how their practical and spiritual lessons can be applied in today's unsettled world.
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Document ID:
SD_ILS:1650787
Language:
English
