{"product_id":"examined-lives-from-socrates-to-nietzsche-paperback","title":"Examined Lives: From Socrates to Nietzsche - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book for 2011 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe all want to know how to live. But before the good life was reduced to ten easy steps or a prescription from the doctor, philosophers offered arresting answers to the most fundamental questions about who we are and what makes for a life worth living. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eExamined Lives\u003c\/i\u003e, James Miller returns to this vibrant tradition with short, lively biographies of twelve famous philosophers. Socrates spent his life examining himself and the assumptions of others. His most famous student, Plato, risked his reputation to tutor a tyrant. Diogenes carried a bright lamp in broad daylight and announced he was \"looking for a man.\" Aristotle's alliance with Alexander the Great presaged Seneca's complex role in the court of the Roman Emperor Nero. Augustine discovered God within himself. Montaigne and Descartes struggled to explore their deepest convictions in eras of murderous religious warfare. Rousseau aspired to a life of perfect virtue. Kant elaborated a new ideal of autonomy. Emerson successfully preached a gospel of self-reliance for the new American nation. And Nietzsche tried \"to compose into one and bring together what is fragment and riddle and dreadful chance in man,\" before he lapsed into catatonic madness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a flair for paradox and rich anecdote, \u003ci\u003eExamined Lives \u003c\/i\u003eis a book that confirms the continuing relevance of philosophy today--and explores the most urgent questions about what it means to live a good life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Miller \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor of politics and the chair of liberal studies at the New School for Social Research. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Passion of Michel Foucault \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFlowers in the Dustbin: The Rise of Rock \u0026amp; Roll, 1947-1977\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.14 x 5.66 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 03, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715394400563,"sku":"9781250002327","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/QlZTcExEMXdXVFJTZ08vQzZLVkZnZz09.webp?v=1763604101","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/examined-lives-from-socrates-to-nietzsche-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}