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Discover how great philosophers can help you live a more purposeful and peaceful life.
This inspiring new book from the bestselling author of Little Big Minds reveals how the heartbeats of philosophy- clear thinking, quiet reflection, and good conversation- are essential ingredients in a well-lived life. Full of great discussion ideas and activities you can do with a group, How Philosophy Can Save Your Life is framed around ten "big ideas"-themes that, according to McCarty, are necessary to grasp if one wants to live a truly fulfilling life. They are:
1. Simplicity (philosophers include Epicurus and Charlotte Joko Beck)
2. Communication (philosophers include bell hooks and Karl Jaspers)
3. Perspective (philosophers include Bertrand Russell and Mary Wollstonecraft)
4. Flexibility (philosophers include Socrates, Plato and Alan Watts)
5. Empathy (philosophers include the Dalai Lama and Martin Luther King, Jr.)
6. Individuality (philosophers include Jean-Paul Sartre and Elizabeth Spelman)
7. Belonging (philosophers include Albert Camus and Rita Manning)
8. Serenity (philosophers include Epictetus and Lao Tzu)
9. Possibility (philosophers include John Stuart Mill and Simone de Beauvoir)
10. Joy (philosophers include Shunryu Suzuki and Jane Addams)
So join the greatest thinkers of all time to discover the ideas that will help you live a happier, healthier life!
Welcome xi
Simplicity 1
Communication 33
Perspective 65
Flexibility 99
Empathy 133
Individuality 165
Belonging 199
Serenity 231
Possibility 261
Joy 295
Thanksgiving 329
wrenblue
Posted January 8, 2010
Many years ago I took a philosophy course in college. I was so enthralled with it that I considered becoming a philosophy major. That dream faded fast, however with each passing class as so many of the ideas and language I read in our homework felt like a mental bootcamp for those willing to work hard just to decipher it sentence by painful sentence. I wanted so much to be part of this club but it felt like an elitist group I could never hope to be a part of.
So imagine my delight all these years later to find this book by Marietta McCarty! Finally philosophy is demystified in such a way that I can immediately understand and apply it to my daily life. It is written with a discussion group in mind but it is also a book you will want to keep by your bedside every night. It is a book you will read over and over again. A book like a friend that you can turn to in times of doubt or challenge and read a passage to calm you. A book that can give you insights, reassurance, wisdom, joy.
This book is such a triumph! There is no book out there like it. It is not only very enjoyable to read but it is a very important one to have.
Give yourself the gift of this book.
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Discover how great philosophers can help you live a more purposeful and peaceful life.
This inspiring new book from the bestselling author of Little Big Minds reveals how the heartbeats of philosophy- clear thinking, quiet reflection, and good conversation- are essential ingredients in a well-lived life. Full of great discussion ideas and activities you can do with a group, How Philosophy Can Save Your Life is framed around ten "big ideas"-themes that, according to McCarty, are ...