{"product_id":"how-to-live-a-good-life-a-guide-to-choosing-your-personal-philosophy-paperback","title":"How to Live a Good Life: A Guide to Choosing Your Personal Philosophy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMassimo Pigliucci\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSkye Cleary\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDaniel Kaufman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of essays by fifteen philosophers presenting a thoughtful, introductory guide to choosing a philosophy for living an examined and meaningful life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSocrates famously said \"the unexamined life is not worth living,\" but what does it mean to truly live philosophically? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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) and 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 tradition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether, the pieces in \u003ci\u003eHow to Live a Good Life\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA VINTAGE ORIGINAL\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMASSIMO PIGLIUCCI is currently the K.D. Irani professor of philosophy at the City College of New York. He has a PhD in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Connecticut and a PhD in philosophy from the University of Tennessee. Pigliucci has been elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science \"for fundamental studies of genotype by environmental interactions and for public defense of evolutionary biology from pseudoscientific attack.\" His work has been published in national and international outlets such as \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAeon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy Now\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophers' Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He is most recently the author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eHow to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life\u003c\/i\u003e . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSKYE C. CLEARY, PhD, MBA, is a philosopher and author of \u003ci\u003eExistentialism and Romantic Love\u003c\/i\u003e She teaches philosophy, leadership, and management at Columbia University, Barnard College, the City University of New York, and the New York Public Library. Skye authored the script for the TED-Ed animation \"Why Do We Love? A Philosophical Inquiry,\" which has had over 2.2 million views. Skye is currently working on a second animation for TED-Ed about Simone de Beauvoir. Her work has been published in the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophers' Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, HuffPost, Business Insider, and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDANIEL A. KAUFMAN, PhD, received his BA in philosophy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and his PhD in philosophy at the CUNY Graduate Center. He is professor of philosophy at Missouri State University.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47376889741490,"sku":"9780525566144","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/21534830b0b401fa6f70a186be71891d.webp?v=1777712011","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/how-to-live-a-good-life-a-guide-to-choosing-your-personal-philosophy-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}