9780735220829-0735220824-Aristotle's Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life

Aristotle's Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life

ISBN-13: 9780735220829
ISBN-10: 0735220824
Edition: Reprint
Author: Edith Hall
Publication date: 2020
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Paperback 272 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780735220829
ISBN-10: 0735220824
Edition: Reprint
Author: Edith Hall
Publication date: 2020
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Paperback 272 pages

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Aristotle's Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life (ISBN-13: 9780735220829 and ISBN-10: 0735220824), written by authors Edith Hall, was published by Penguin Books in 2020. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Aristotle's Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.02.

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From renowned classicist Edith Hall, ARISTOTLE'S WAY is an examination of one of history's greatest philosophers, showing us how to lead happy, fulfilled, and meaningful lives

Two thousand years ago, Aristotle wrote the most important book on happiness. The first philosopher to inquire into subjective happiness, he understood its essence better and more clearly than anyone since. Most importantly, Aristotle understood happiness as available to the vast majority of us, but only, crucially, if we decide to apply ourselves to its creation. According to Aristotle, happiness is not about well-being but instead is a lasting state of contentment, which should be the ultimate goal of human life. We become happy through finding a purpose, realizing our potential, and modifying our behavior to become the best version of ourselves. With these objectives in mind, Aristotle developed a humane program for becoming a happy person. Here, Professor Edith Hall shows how his timeless teachings are exactly what we need today to stride purposefully towards a life well lived. As Hall writes, "If you believe that the goal of human life is to maximize happiness, then you are a budding Aristotelian." In expert yet vibrant modern language, Hall lays out the crux of Aristotle's thinking, mixing affecting autobiographical anecdotes with a deep wealth of classical learning. For Hall, whose own life has been greatly improved by her understanding of Aristotle, this is an intensely personal subject. She distills his ancient wisdom into ten practical and universal lessons to help us confront life's difficult and crucial moments, summarizing a lifetime of the most rarefied and brilliant scholarship.
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