The Socrates express: in search of life lessons from dead philosophers
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New York : Avid Reader Press, [2020].
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Book
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First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
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xix, 330 pages ; 24 cm
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Windsor Non-Fiction
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Retraces the journeys of forefront intellectuals from Epicurus and Gandhi to Thoreau and Beauvoir to illuminate how their practical and spiritual lessons can be applied in today's unsettled world.
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9781501129018, 1501129015
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [303]-312) and index.
Description
Retraces the journeys of forefront intellectuals from Epicurus and Gandhi to Thoreau and Beauvoir to illuminate how their practical and spiritual lessons can be applied in today's unsettled world.
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Weiner, E. (2020). The Socrates express: in search of life lessons from dead philosophers. First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition. New York, Avid Reader Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Weiner, Eric, 1963-. 2020. The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons From Dead Philosophers. New York, Avid Reader Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Weiner, Eric, 1963-, The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons From Dead Philosophers. New York, Avid Reader Press, 2020.
MLA Citation (style guide)Weiner, Eric. The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons From Dead Philosophers. First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition. New York, Avid Reader Press, 2020.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction : Departure -- Part One: Dawn. How to get out of bed like Marcus Aurelius -- How to wonder like Socrates -- How to walk like Rousseau -- How to see like Thoreau -- How to listen like Schopenhauer -- Part Two: Noon. How to enjoy like Epicurus -- How to pay attention like Simone Weil -- How to fight like Gandhi -- How to be kind like Confucius -- How to appreciate the small things like Sei Shōnagon -- Part Three: Dusk. How to have no regrets like Nietzsche -- How to cope like Epictetus -- How to grow old like Beauvoir -- How to die like Montaigne -- Epilogue : Arrival. | |
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