Examined Lives - 9781786072672

James Miller

Examined LivesTwelve Great Thinkers and the Search for Wisdom, from Socrates to Nietzsche\nAuthor(s): James Miller\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Oneworld Publications, United Kingdom\nImprint: Oneworld Publications\nISBN-13: 9781786072672, 978-1786072672\nSynopsis\nWho are we? How should we live? Professor James Miller introduces twelve great philosophers who dedicated their lives to answering these questions. From Plato, who risked his reputation to tutor a tyrant, to Seneca, the philosopher of temperance who accumulated one of the greatest fortunes in Rome, to Kant, who privately wrestled with hypochondria while publicly advocating arch-rationality, each had a unique approach to examining life. Here is a fascinating insight into the ideals that have guided us for centuries, and those who have fought passionately to live up to them.