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