| Edition |
First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xix, 330 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"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." -- Book jacket. |
| Contents |
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 -- How to enjoy like Epicurus -- How to pay attention like Simone Weil -- How to fight like Gandhi -- How to be kind like Confucious -- How to appreciate the small things like Sei Shonagon -- How to have no regrets like Nietzche -- How to cope like Epictetus -- How to grow old like Beauvoir -- How to die like Montaigne. |
| Subject |
Weiner, Eric, 1963- -- Travel.
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| Subject(S) |
Philosophy.
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Philosophers.
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Railroad travel.
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Travel writing.
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| Added Title |
In search of life lessons from dead philosophers |
| ISBN |
9781501129018 (hardcover) |
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