How to Live a Good Life : A Guide to Choosing Your Personal Philosophy

Resumen del libro

A collection of essays by fourteen philosophers presenting a thoughtful, introductory guide to choosing a philosophy for living an examined and meaningful life. A VINTAGE ORIGINAL

Socrates famously said "the unexamined life is not worth living," but what does it mean to truly live philosophically?

This thought-provoking, wide-ranging collection brings together essays by fifteen leading philosophers reflecting on what it means to live according to a philosophy of life. From Eastern philosophies (Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism), to classical Western philosophies (such as Aristotelianism and Stoicism), to the four major religions, as well as contemporary philosophies (such as existentialism and effective altruism), each contributor offers a lively, personal account of how they find meaning in the practice of their chosen philosophical traditions.

Together, the pieces in How to Live a Good Life provide not only a beginner's guide to choosing a life philosophy but also a timely portrait of what it means to live an examined life in the twenty-first century.

Biografía del autor

Massimo Pigliucci es profesor de Filosofía de la cátedra K. D. Irani en el City College de Nueva York y doctorado en Genética, Biología Evolutiva y Filosofía. Tiene una larga trayectoria como autor y editor y sus artículos han sido publicados en medios como The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post o Salon. Es autor de, entre otros libros, Mi cuaderno estoico y Cómo ser un estoico, este último un best seller internacional.