The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers
by Eric Weiner
Description
Blending the pleasures of travel with the enduring questions of philosophy, this reflective journey follows a train route through places associated with thinkers ranging from Socrates and Confucius to Nietzsche, Thoreau, and Simone de Beauvoir. Along the way, it explores how philosophical ideas can help us cultivate wonder, confront regret, sustain hope, and live with greater purpose amid uncertain times. Curious, accessible, and often warmly humorous, the narrative restores philosophy to its practical roots—not as an abstract discipline, but as a guide to wiser and more meaningful living. It is an invitation to travel through both the world and the history of ideas in search of answers to life’s most essential questions.
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hardcover
Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Published Aug 25, 2020
352 pages
ISBN: 9781501129018
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First Published
2020
Language
eng
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