The philosophical life
Subtitle: twelve great thinkers and the search for wisdom : from Socrates to Nietzsche
By: James Miller
Publisher: Oneworld
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Oxford, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 422
ISBN-13: 9781851688593
Subjects: Philosophers; Biography
Description: Before the good life was reduced to ten easy steps, philosophers offered arresting answers to the most fundamental questions about who we are and what makes for a life worth living. In Examined Lives, James Miller returns to this vibrant tradition with short, lively biographies of twelve famous philosophers. From Plato, who risked his reputation to tutor a tyrant, to Nietzsche who tried to get to grips with the human condition before lapsing into catatonic madness, Miller lays out the lives of our greatest thinkers with flair and rich anecdotes. Confirming the continuing need for philosophy today, this book explores the most urgent questions about what it means to live a good life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Socrates; title: Plato; title: Diogenes; title: Aristotle; title: Seneca; title: Augustine; title: Montaigne; title: Descartes; title: Rousseau; title: Kant; title: Emerson; title: Nietzsche; title: Epilogue.