Living a Good Life: Advice on Virtue, Love, and Action from the Ancient Greek Masters by Thomas Cleary - ISBN: 9781570622748
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Ancient wisdom for a better life: virtue, love, and action.

Living a Good Life: Advice on Virtue, Love, and Action from the Ancient Greek Masters

Advice on Virtue, Love and Action from the Ancient Greek Masters

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  • Paperback

    130 pages

  • Release Date

    15 February 2013

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Summary

This collection of eminently practical advice from the likes of Socrates, Plato, Diogenes, Pythagoras, and Aristotle covers subjects as diverse as money, child-raising, politics, philosophy, law, and relationships—all aspects of life and how to live it.

Thomas Cleary has translated these sayings and aphorisms from the Arabic sources that preserved Greek thought throughout the Middle Ages. Many of the texts no longer exist in the original Greek. Included in the book is an appendix that…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781570622748
ISBN-10:1570622744
Author:Thomas Cleary
Publisher:Shambhala
Imprint:Shambhala Publications Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:130
Release Date:15 February 2013
Weight:141g
Dimensions:9mm x 126mm x 183mm
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Living a Good Life: Advice on Virtue, Love, and Action from the Ancient Greek Masters by Thomas Cleary - ISBN: 9781570622748
126 × 183 mm
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A4
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About The Author

Thomas Cleary

Thomas Cleary was born in 1949 and lives in Oakland, CA. He is the translator of numerous titles on martial philosophy, Buddhism, Taoism, religion, and philosophy, including:

  • “Opening the Dragon Gate” by Chen Kaiguo and Zhen Shunchao
  • “The Story of Chinese Zen” by Nan Huai-Chin
  • “The Art of War” by Sun Tzu
  • “The Book of Five Rings” by Miyamoto Musashi
  • “The Japanese Art of War”

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