num_pages: 336
description: Aristotle was an extraordinary thinker perhaps the greatest in history. Yet he was preoccupied by an ordinary question: how to be happy. His deepest belief was that we can all be happy in a meaningful sustained way  and he led by example.In this handbook to his timeless teachings Professor Edith Hall shows how ancient thinking is precisely what we need today even if you dont know your Odyssey from your Iliad. In ten practical lessons we come to understand more about our own characters and how to make good decisions. We learn how to do well in an interview how to choose a partner and life-long friends and how to face death or bereavement.Life deals the same challenges  in Ancient Greece or the modern world. Aristotles way is not to apply rules  its about engaging with the texture of existence and striding purposefully towards a life well lived.This is advice that wont go out of fashion.
language: English
title: Aristotle’s Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life
publisher: None