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The Socrates express : in search of life lessons from dead philosophers / Eric Weiner.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781501129018
- Physical Description: xix, 330 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Avid Reader Press, 2020.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-312) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Departure -- 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 -- 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 -- 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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| Subject: | Philosophy > Miscellanea. Weiner, Eric, 1963- > Travel. |
| Genre: | Travel writing. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Grand Forks Campbell Library | 102 WEINER (Text) | 518633 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
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.