The Choice of Hercules

Grayling, Prof A.C.

ISBN 10: 029784833X / ISBN 13: 9780297848332

Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007

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1st printing. An unread book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Choice of Hercules
• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 029784833X
• ISBN 13: 9780297848332
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Philosophy and Religion

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Synopsis

Duty or Pleasure? This was the legendary choice which faced Hercules and which preeminent philosopher AC Grayling uses as the starting point of his masterful new book. He shows us how much more people can understand about themselves and their world by reflecting on today's moral challenges. Above all, he explores the idea that certain demands and certain pleasures are necessary, not just because of their intrinsic merits but because of what they do for each other. The Good Life or the good life? With exceptional clarity and unrivaled prose, Grayling addresses the everyday ethical choices which confront us all.

About the Author

A. C. Grayling teaches philosophy at the University of London; is a regular reviewer for the Financial Times and the Literary Review; often writes for The Economist and Times Literary Supplement; and in 2003 was a Booker Prize judge. He is the author of many philosophy books, including Among the Dead Cities; Descartes; The Form of Things; and The Heart of Things.