The Life Worth Living in Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy

by David Machek

Book Overview

The account of the best life for humans - i.e. a happy or flourishing life - and what it might consist of was the central theme of ancient ethics. But what does it take to have a life that, if not happy, is at least worth living, compared with being dead or never having come into life? This question was also much discussed in antiquity, and David Machek's book reconstructs, for the first time, philosophical engagements with the question from Socrates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009257862
• ISBN13: 9781009257862
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"