TY - BOOK N2 - 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. AB - 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. T1 - Examined lives :from Socrates to Nietzsche / DA - 2011. CY - New York : AU - Miller, Jim, ET - 1st ed. CN - B104 CN - B104 PB - Farrar, Straus and Giroux, PP - New York : PY - 2011. ID - 437720 KW - Philosophers SN - 9780374150853 (alk. paper) SN - 0374150850 (alk. paper) TI - Examined lives :from Socrates to Nietzsche / ER -