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Hardback. Condition: Fair. A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice "[C]harming, intelligentOpen Socrates encourages us to recognize how little we know, and to start thinking." Jennifer Szalai, New York Times An iconoclastic philosopher revives Socrates for our time, showing how we can answerand, in the first place, asklifes most important questions.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice "[C]harming, intelligentOpen Socrates encourages us to recognize how little we know, and to start thinking." Jennifer Szalai, New York Times An iconoclastic philosopher revives Socrates for our time, showing how we can answerand, in the first place, asklifes most important questions.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. "Although people like to talk about their travels, few of us like to listen to them. Such talk resembles academic writing and reports of dreams: forms of communication driven more by the needs of the producer than the consumer."In The Case Against Travel the philosopher Agnes Callard launches a vigorous assault on the idea that there is something transformative or ennobling about recreational travel. Going well beyond commonplace complaints about the irksomeness of tourists, Callard's essay is a probing inquiry into what it really means to change one's life, and into the ways in which we try to disguise the fact that life will come to an end.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: New. "Although people like to talk about their travels, few of us like to listen to them. Such talk resembles academic writing and reports of dreams: forms of communication driven more by the needs of the producer than the consumer."In The Case Against Travel the philosopher Agnes Callard launches a vigorous assault on the idea that there is something transformative or ennobling about recreational travel. Going well beyond commonplace complaints about the irksomeness of tourists, Callard's essay is a probing inquiry into what it really means to change one's life, and into the ways in which we try to disguise the fact that life will come to an end.…

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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "Although people like to talk about their travels, few of us like to listen to them. Such talk resembles academic writing and reports of dreams: forms of communication driven more by the needs of the producer than the consumer." In The Case Against Travel the philosopher Agnes Callard launches a vigorous assault on the idea that there is something transformative or ennobling about recreational travel. Going well beyond commonplace complaints about the irksomeness of tourists, Callard's essay is a probing inquiry into what it really means to change one's life, and into the ways in which we try to disguise the fact that life will come to an end. A vigorous assault on the idea that there is something transformative or ennobling about recreational travel. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardback. Condition: Fair. A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice "[C]harming, intelligentOpen Socrates encourages us to recognize how little we know, and to start thinking." Jennifer Szalai, New York Times An iconoclastic philosopher revives Socrates for our time, showing how we can answerand, in the first place, asklifes most important questions.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice "[C]harming, intelligentOpen Socrates encourages us to recognize how little we know, and to start thinking." Jennifer Szalai, New York Times An iconoclastic philosopher revives Socrates for our time, showing how we can answerand, in the first place, asklifes most important questions.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A Book of the Year according to The Telegraph and Prospect'A gem of a book, serious and clever yet funny and playful' Financial Times 'Professor of philosophy and a public intellectual for the internet age, Callard shows how Socrates can inform the way we live our lives from romance to politics' GuardianSocrates has been hiding in plain sight. We call him the father of Western philosophy, but what exactly are his philosophical views? He is famous for his humility, but readers often find him arrogant and condescending. We parrot his claim that 'the unexamined life is not worth living,' yet take no steps to live examined ones. We know that he was tried, convicted, and executed for 'corrupting the youth,' but freely assign Socratic dialogues to todays youths, to introduce them to philosophy. Weve lost sight of what made him so dangerous. In Open Socrates, acclaimed philosopher Agnes Callard recovers the radical energy at the centre of Socrates thought and shows why it is still the way to a good life.Callard draws our attention to Socrates startling discovery that we dont know how to ask ourselves the most important questions about how we should live, and how we might change. Before a person even has a chance to reflect, their bodily desires or the forces of social conformity have already answered on their behalf. To ask the most important questions, we need help. Callard argues that the true ambition of the famous Socratic method is to reveal what one human being can be to another. You can use another person in many waysfor survival, for pleasure, for comfort but you are engaging them to the fullest when you call on them to help answer your questions and challenge your answers.Here Callard shows that Socrates method allows us to make progress in thinking about how to manage romantic love, how to confront ones own death, and how to approach politics. In the process, she gives us nothing less than a new ethics to live by. . The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

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