Driving with Plato
Subtitle: the meaning of life's milestones
By: Robert Rowland Smith
Edition: 1st Free Press trade pbk ed.
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781439186886
Subjects: Life; Life change events; Meaning (Philosophy)
Description: In this book the author shares an intellectual "drive through" life's milestones, being born, learning to drive, and getting married, all with apropos philosophy. Drawing on philosophy, art, literature and psychology, this title explores the real meaning of the hoops we all have to jump through. In it, you may hear from Aristotle on starting school, learn from St Paul about falling in love, and get tips from Cicero on becoming wise in old age.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 223) and index.
Table of contents: title: Being born; title: Learning to walk and talk; title: Starting school; title: Learning to ride a bike; title: Taking exams; title: Having your first kiss; title: Losing your virginity; title: Passing your driving test; title: Casting your first vote; title: Getting a job; title: Falling in love; title: Tying the knot; title: Having children; title: Moving house; title: Going through a mid-life crisis; title: Getting divorced; title: Retiring; title: Living the third age; title: Going out in style; title: Afterlife.