How to Listen: An Ancient Guide to Learning from Others

A lively new translation of Plutarch's charming and timeless essay on how to be a good listener-and why listening is essential to learning and living well

Listening is a skill-even an art-and it's essential to learning and to life. Indeed, as Plutarch writes inHow to Listen, “listening well is the foundation for living well.” In this volume, Jeffrey Beneker presents a vivid and accessible new translation of Plutarch's classic essay about how to become a skilled listener, complete with an in...