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From the eminent philosopher an authoritative exploration of the great questions of how to live

There is a question everyone has to ask and answer in fact has to keep on asking and keep on answering It is How should I live my life meaning What values shall I live by What sort of person should I be What shall I aim for The great majority of people do not ask this question they merely answer it unthinkingly by adopting conventional views of life and what matters in it

From Stoics to existentialists in philosophy and literature discussion of the philosophy of life of love and death of courage fortitude and wisdom challenges us all to think about what kinds of life are truly worth living In this summation of a lifetime thinking and writing about this great question A C Grayling explores with clarity and depth the ideas that each of us must use in answering it for ourselves

Drawing on the lives experiences and works of a fantastically eclectic range of thinkers taking in not only philosophers such as Confucius Seneca and Nietzsche but also authors from Shakespeare to Ursula LeGuin and modern thinkers such as Martha Nussbaum and Simon May Philosophy and Life brings together wisdom from across eras and continents in a tour de force on the philosophy of being human in a complicated world

Grayling brings satisfying order to daunting subjects Steven Pinker

An enthusiastic thinker who embraces humour common sense and lucidity Independent

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