Philosophy and Life

Exploring the Great Questions of How to Live

13,95 €

inkl. MwSt. und Versand · Lieferzeit 1–2 Werktage

Gesetzliche Gewährleistung: 2 Jahre · Details

Auf Lager

Beschreibung

<p><b>'Grayling brings satisfying order to daunting subjects' </b>Steven Pinker<br><br><b>'An enthusiastic thinker who embraces humour, common sense and lucidity' </b><i>Independent</i><br>_______________<br><br><b>From the eminent philosopher, an authoritative exploration of the great questions of how to live</b><br><br><i>'There is a question everyone has to ask and answer - in fact, has to keep on asking and keep on answering. It is, 'How should I live my life?' meaning, 'What values shall I live by? 'What sort of person should I be? What shall I aim for?' The great majority of people do not ask this question, they merely answer it unthinkingly, by adopting conventional views of life and what matters in it...'</i><br><br>From Stoics to existentialists, in philosophy and literature, discussion of the philosophy of life -- of love and death, of courage, fortitude and wisdom -- challenges us all to think about what kinds of life are truly worth living. In this summation of a lifetime thinking and writing about this great question, A. C. Grayling explores with clarity and depth the ideas that each of us must use in answering it for ourselves.<br><br>Drawing on the lives, experiences and works of a fantastically eclectic range of thinkers -- taking in not only philosophers such as Confucius, Seneca and Nietzsche, but also authors from Shakespeare to Ursula LeGuin, and modern thinkers such as Martha Nussbaum and Bernard Williams - <i>Philosophy and Life</i> brings together wisdom from across eras and continents in a tour de force on the philosophy of being human in a complicated world.</p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780241993200

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

195 x 126 x 31 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

Penguin Books Ltd (UK)