Travels with Epicurus: A Journey to a Greek Island in Search of a Fulfilled Life

Travels with Epicurus: A Journey to a Greek Island in Search of a Fulfilled Life

by Daniel Klein
Travels with Epicurus: A Journey to a Greek Island in Search of a Fulfilled Life

Travels with Epicurus: A Journey to a Greek Island in Search of a Fulfilled Life

by Daniel Klein

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Overview

Advice on achieving a fulfilling old age from one of the bestselling authors of Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . .

After being advised by his dentist to get tooth implants, Daniel Klein decides to stick with his dentures and instead use the money to make a trip to the Greek island Hydra and discover the secrets of aging happily. Drawing on the inspiring lives of his Greek friends and philosophers ranging from Epicurus to Sartre, Klein uncovers the simple pleasures that are available late in life, as well as the refined pleasures that only a mature mind can fully appreciate.

A travel book, a witty and accessible meditation, and an optimistic guide to living well, Travels with Epicurus is a delightful jaunt to the Aegean and through the terrain of old age that only a free spirit like Klein could lead.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781410455659
Publisher: Gale Cengage Learning
Publication date: 03/18/2013
Edition description: Large Print
Pages: 317
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Daniel Klein is the author or coauthor of more than thirty books, including the bestseller Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . . and the award-winning novel The History of Now. Klein holds a degree in philosophy from Harvard University and lives in Western Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Prologue: The Table at Dimitri's Taverna: On Seeking a Philosophy of Old Age 1

Chapter 1 The Old Greek's Olive Trees: On Epicurus's Philosophy of Fulfillment 9

Chapter 2 The Deserted Terrace: On Time and Worry Beads 37

Chapter 3 Tasso's Rain-Spattered Photographs: On Solitary Reelection 67

Chapter 4 A Sirocco of Youth's Beauty: On Existential Authenticity 85

Chapter 5 The Tintinnabulation of Sheep Bells: On Mellowing to Metaphysics 105

Chapter 6 Iphigenia's Guest: On Stoicism and Old Old Age 121

Chapter 7 The Burning Boat in Kamini Harbor: On the Timeliness of Spirituality 139

Epilogue: Returning Home: On a Mindful Old Age 157

Acknowledgments 163

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