Examined lives : from Socrates to Nietzsche / James Miller.

1st ed.

9780374150853 (alk. paper)
0374150850 (alk. paper)

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.

English

422 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

B104 .M56 2011

190 B

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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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