The Good Life (Hackett Publishing Co.)

By Athenaeus of Naucratis

Organized around themes such as harmony with one's self and with the world, right relation to God, the use of reason, self-exploration, and living in a disordered world, the selections in this anthology explore traditional philosophical thought from Plato to de Beauvoir on the topic of human flourishing. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0872204383
• ISBN13: 9780872204386
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Drinking from the fire-hose of wisdom

What can you say after reading a book like "The Good Life"? To read through this collection of twenty-five essays by many of the greatest thinkers ever is to be awed and overwhelmed. There is so much wisdom here, and so many areas that could lead to more thought and investigation. This is a book that you could bring with you to a desert island.As to the selection of essays in the book, the only thing I found lacking was...