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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jim Miller |
| ISBN: | 9780374150853 0374150850 |
| OCLC Number: | 607084159 |
| Description: | 422 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents: | Socrates -- Plato -- Diogenes -- Aristotle -- Seneca -- Augustine -- Montaigne -- Descartes -- Rousseau -- Kant -- Emerson -- Nietzsche. |
| Responsibility: | James Miller. |
Abstract:
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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