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A Good Life: Philosophy from Cradle to Grave
Mark Rowlands
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Description for A Good Life: Philosophy from Cradle to Grave
Paperback. From the bestselling author of The Philosopher and the Wolf comes a gripping and provocative story of one man's life through a philosophical lens Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPX; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 214.
Myshkin was born on a certain day and died on a certain day - and some things happened to him in between. These things presented him with ethical questions and this book is a record of his attempt to answer those questions. Discovered by his son after Myshkin's death, A Good Life is one man's reckoning with the life he has led and the choices he made. It is at once a philosophical handbook for living and a page-turning narrative. A Good Life is one man's life (birth, death, education, religion, morality, illness and so on) ... Read more
Myshkin was born on a certain day and died on a certain day - and some things happened to him in between. These things presented him with ethical questions and this book is a record of his attempt to answer those questions. Discovered by his son after Myshkin's death, A Good Life is one man's reckoning with the life he has led and the choices he made. It is at once a philosophical handbook for living and a page-turning narrative. A Good Life is one man's life (birth, death, education, religion, morality, illness and so on) ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847089502
SKU
V9781847089502
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-72
About Mark Rowlands
MARK ROWLANDS was born in Newport, Wales. He is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Miami and the author of sixteen books, including the bestselling The Philosopher and the Wolf, also published by Granta. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages.
Reviews for A Good Life: Philosophy from Cradle to Grave
Rowlands is an excellent communicator of philosophy... He often manages to sum up paragraphs with the kind of pithy aphorism that makes you stop and take stock
Julian Baggini Observer
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