The Ways of Philosophy: Searching for a Worthwhile Life

by A.L. Herman

Book Overview

Originally published by Scholars Press Now Available from Duke University Press One of the most urgent and persistent of human problems was first posed by Aristotle: What is the best and most worthwhile life that a human being can live? Surveying some fourteen thinkers--ancient and modern, Eastern and Western--this work describes the various pathways that have been taken toward answering Aristotle's question. Each pathway is subjected to four questions:...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555405150
• ISBN13: 9781555405151
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 329 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.