Travels with Epicurus: A Journey to a Greek Island in Search of a Fulfilled Life
by:
Daniel Klein (author)
One of the bestselling authors of Plato and a Platypus travels to Greece with a suitcase full of philosophy books, seeking the best way to achieve a fulfilling old age Daniel Klein journeys to the Greek island Hydra to discover the secrets of aging happily. Drawing on the lives of his Greek...
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One of the bestselling authors of Plato and a Platypus travels to Greece with a suitcase full of philosophy books, seeking the best way to achieve a fulfilling old age Daniel Klein journeys to the Greek island Hydra to discover the secrets of aging happily. Drawing on the lives of his Greek friends, as well as philosophers ranging from Epicurus to Sartre, Klein learns to appreciate old age as a distinct and extraordinarily valuable stage of life. He uncovers simple pleasures that are uniquely available late in life, as well as headier pleasures that only a mature mind can fully appreciate. A travel book, a witty and accessible meditation, and an optimistic guide to living well, Travels with Epicurus is a delightful jaunt to the Aegean and through the terrain of old age led by a droll philosopher. A perfect gift book for the holidays, this little treasure is sure to please longtime fans of Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar and garner new ones, young and old
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780143121930 (0143121936)
Publish date: October 30th 2012
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 176
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Travel,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Writing,
Essays,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Philosophy,
Greece,
Spirituality
I bought this book because recent reading has me suspecting that Epicurus has been rather maligned over the centuries and I wanted to learn more about what his philosophical school was really about. But I didn't want to find out via a dry, academic tome and I wanted to avoid anything that would hur...
Daniel Klein is getting on in years. He’s come to that time in life when you are very, very clear about what’s small stuff and what’s not. He decides to spend some time on a Greek island thinking a little and writing a little about what should matter to us in our last years. And here is this little ...