{"product_id":"cultivating-a-good-life-in-karyn-lai-9781350169111","title":"Cultivating a Good Life in Early Chinese and Ancient Greek Philosophy: Perspectives and Reverberations","description":"This book\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eengages in cross-tradition scholarship, investigating the processes associated with cultivating or nurturing the self in order to live good lives. Both Ancient Chinese and Greek philosophers provide accounts of the life lived well: a Confucian \u003ci\u003ejunzi\u003c\/i\u003e, a Daoist sage and a Greek \u003ci\u003ephronimos\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy focusing on the processes rather than the aims of cultivating a good life, an international team of scholars investigate how a person develops and practices a way of life especially in these two traditions. They look at what is involved in developing practical wisdom, exercising reason, cultivating equanimity and fostering reliability. Drawing on the insights of thinkers including Plato, Confucius, Han Fei and Marcus Aurelius, they examine themes of harmony, balance and beauty, highlight the different concerns of scepticism across both traditions, and discuss action as an indispensable method of learning and, indeed, as constitutive of self. The result is a valuable collection opening up new lines of inquiry in ethics, demonstrating the importance of philosophical ideas from across cultural traditions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karyn Lai\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350169110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350169111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.57d","brand":"Karyn Lai","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44064355287295,"sku":"9781350169111","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f1d4b9eb-ae7f-4746-98ea-c3081899d4b8.jpg?v=1685394991","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cultivating-a-good-life-in-karyn-lai-9781350169111","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}