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Examined Lives: From Socrates to Nietzsche
Examined Lives From Socrates to Nietzsche Author:James Miller We all want to know how to live. But before the good life was reduced to a slew of prescriptions and ten-step plans, philosophers offered answers to fundamental questions about who we are and what makes life worth living. In Examined Lives, James Miller returns to this vibrant tradition with short, lively biographies of twelve famous philosopher... more »s. Socrates spent his life examining himself and the assumptions of others. His most famous student, Plato, risked his reputation to tutor a tyrant. Augustine discovered God within himself. Montaigne and Descartes struggled to explore their deepest convictions in eras of murderous religious warfare. Emerson successfully preached a gospel of self-reliance for the new American nation. And Nietzsche tried "to compose into one and bring together what is fragment and riddle and dreadful chance" in man, before lapsing into catatonic madness. With a flair for paradox and rich anecdote, Miller confirms the continuing relevance of philosophy today?and explores the most urgent questions about what it means to live a good life.« less
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