Rome as a Guide to the Good Life: A Philosophical Grand Tour

by Scott Samuelson

Book Overview

A unique, portable guidebook that sketches Rome's great philosophical tradition while also providing an engaging travel companion to the city.

This is a guidebook to Rome for those interested in both la dolce vita and what the ancient Romans called the vita beata--the good life. Philosopher Scott Samuelson offers a thinker's tour of the Eternal City, rooting ideas from this philosophical tradition within the geography...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022678004X
• ISBN13: 9780226780047
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.2"