The Socrates express : in search of life lessons from dead philosophers / Eric Weiner.

By: Weiner, Eric, 1963- [author.]
Language: English Publisher: New York : Avid Reader Press, [2020]Copyright date: © 2020Edition: First Avid Reader Press hardcover editionDescription: xix, 330 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781501129018Subject(s): Weiner, Eric, 1963- -- Travel | PhilosophyDDC classification: 102
Contents:
Part one: Dawn -- How to get out of bed like Marcus Aurelius -- How to wonder like Socrates -- How to walk like Rousseau -- How to see like Thoreau -- How to listen like Schopenhauer -- Part two: Noon -- How to enjoy like Epicurus -- How to pay attention like Simone Weil -- How to fight like Gandhi -- How to be kind like Confucius -- How to appreciate the small things like Sei Shonagon -- Part three: Dusk -- How to have no regrets like Nietzsche -- How to cope like Epictetus -- How to grow old like Beauvoir -- How to die like Montaigne -- Epilogue: Arrival
Summary: The New York Times bestselling author of The Geography of Bliss embarks on a rollicking intellectual journey, following in the footsteps of history’s greatest thinkers and showing us how each—from Epicurus to Gandhi, Thoreau to Beauvoir—offers practical and spiritual lessons for today’s unsettled times. We turn to philosophy for the same reasons we travel: to see the world from a dif­ferent perspective, to unearth hidden beauty, and to find new ways of being. We want to learn how to embrace wonder. Face regrets. Sustain hope. Eric Weiner combines his twin passions for philosophy and global travel in a pil­grimage that uncovers surprising life lessons from great thinkers around the world, from Rousseau to Nietzsche, Confucius to Simone Weil. Traveling by train (the most thoughtful mode of transport), he journeys thousands of miles, making stops in Athens, Delhi, Wyoming, Coney Island, Frankfurt, and points in between to recon­nect with philosophy’s original purpose: teaching us how to lead wiser, more meaningful lives. From Socrates and ancient Athens to Simone de Beauvoir and twentieth-century Paris, Weiner’s chosen philosophers and places provide important signposts as we navigate today’s chaotic times. In The Socrates Express, Weiner invites us to voyage alongside him on his life-changing pursuit of wisdom and discovery as he attempts to find answers to our most vital questions. Source: Publisher
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Eric Weiner is an award-winning journalist, bestselling author, and speaker. His books include The Geography of Bliss and The Geography of Genius, as well as the spiritual memoir Man Seeks God. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages. Weiner is a former foreigner correspondent for NPR and reported for the New York Times. He is a regular contributor to the Washington Post and AFAR, among other publications.

Bestselling author of The Geography of Bliss.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part one: Dawn -- How to get out of bed like Marcus Aurelius -- How to wonder like Socrates -- How to walk like Rousseau -- How to see like Thoreau -- How to listen like Schopenhauer -- Part two: Noon -- How to enjoy like Epicurus -- How to pay attention like Simone Weil -- How to fight like Gandhi -- How to be kind like Confucius -- How to appreciate the small things like Sei Shonagon -- Part three: Dusk -- How to have no regrets like Nietzsche -- How to cope like Epictetus -- How to grow old like Beauvoir -- How to die like Montaigne -- Epilogue: Arrival

The New York Times bestselling author of The Geography of Bliss embarks on a rollicking intellectual journey, following in the footsteps of history’s greatest thinkers and showing us how each—from Epicurus to Gandhi, Thoreau to Beauvoir—offers practical and spiritual lessons for today’s unsettled times.

We turn to philosophy for the same reasons we travel: to see the world from a dif­ferent perspective, to unearth hidden beauty, and to find new ways of being. We want to learn how to embrace wonder. Face regrets. Sustain hope.

Eric Weiner combines his twin passions for philosophy and global travel in a pil­grimage that uncovers surprising life lessons from great thinkers around the world, from Rousseau to Nietzsche, Confucius to Simone Weil. Traveling by train (the most thoughtful mode of transport), he journeys thousands of miles, making stops in Athens, Delhi, Wyoming, Coney Island, Frankfurt, and points in between to recon­nect with philosophy’s original purpose: teaching us how to lead wiser, more meaningful lives. From Socrates and ancient Athens to Simone de Beauvoir and twentieth-century Paris, Weiner’s chosen philosophers and places provide important signposts as we navigate today’s chaotic times.

In The Socrates Express, Weiner invites us to voyage alongside him on his life-changing pursuit of wisdom and discovery as he attempts to find answers to our most vital questions.
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