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The Ancients' Guide to Modern Living
Mark Vernon
ISBN: 9781851687060
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Oneworld Publications
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Listen to Mark Vernon as he discusses 'Plato's Podcasts' in our Blackwell Online podcast.
Audio recordings produced by George Miller of podularity.com
Filled with timeless insight into life, relationships, work and partying, this book takes a sideways glance at modern living and presents the would-be thoughts of Ancient Philosophers on various topics central to our 21st century existence.
Do you ever get the feeling that something went wrong? What with credit crunches, wars, congestion charges, and unemployment, it is natural to hark back to less complicated times. In this witty and inspiring book, Mark Vernon does just that. However, we are not talking about the 1980s - try 400BC! Filled with timeless insight into life, relationships, work and partying, "Plato's Podcasts" takes a sideways glance at modern living and presents the would-be thoughts of Ancient Philosophers on various topics central to our 21st century existence. From Plato on pod casts to Epicurus on bottled water, this is a funny but profound take on what life means today (and two thousand years ago).
| ISBN | 1851687068 | | Pages | 224 | | ISBN13 | 9781851687060
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 227 | | Publisher | Oneworld Publications | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Oneworld Publications | | Previous ISBN | 9781851680146 | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Publication date | 01 Oct 2009 | | Width (mm) | 129 | | DEWEY | 100 | | Spine width (mm) | 17 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | General |
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| | | Illustrations | | | | | | Introduction | | | | 1 | | Pythagoras and the search for meaning | | 1 | | 2 | | Sappho and the art of paying attention | | 10 | | 3 | | Plato and a love of conversation | | 19 | | 4 | | Diogenes the Cynic on the deceptiveness of fame | | 32 | | 5 | | Diotima of Mantinea on sometimes not having sex | | 41 | | 6 | | Aristotle on surviving unpopularity | | 51 | | 7 | | Pyrrho of Elis on suspending disbelief | | 63 | | 8 | | Epicurus on why less is more | | 75 | | 9 | | Zeno of Cittum on the psychology of shopping | | 84 | | 10 | | Aristippus the Cyrenaic and a common misunderstanding about pleasure | | 97 | | 11 | | Onesicritus hears the call to live more simply | | 106 | | 12 | | Cleanthes the Water-Carrier on working so hard you miss what you want | | 115 | | 13 | | Hipparchia of Maroneia on marrying for love | | 123 | | 14 | | Bion of Borysthenes and the wisdom of changing your mind | | 131 | | 15 | | Menippus of Gadara on the seriousness of laughing | | 142 | | 16 | | Marcus Manilius on the exercise of free will | | 148 | | 17 | | Secundus the Silent on the dangers of travel | | 161 | | 18 | | Sextus Empericus and the folly of food fads | | 169 | | 19 | | Hypatia of Alexandria on living in times of violence | | 177 | | 20 | | Socrates and being towards death | | 186 | | | | Index | | 208 |
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