Ancient Wisdom For Modern Minds

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Minds is written specifically for newcomers to the field of philosophy. Focusing on what is arguably the most important issue in philosophy—the problem of human happiness—the text examines the ideas of the most influential thinkers of the ancient world to discover what enduring wisdom they can impart about the nature and realization of happiness to modern readers like ourselves. Among the authors examined in this work are Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Sextus Empiricus, Diogenes of Sinope, Epicurus, Seneca, Plotinus, Jesus of Nazareth, Tertullian, and St. Augustine. With helpful introductory readings, margin notes and questions, Ancient Wisdom for Modern Minds makes reading ancient philosophical texts much less daunting than it otherwise might be for the typical college student.