ISBN:
9781780744124
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (163 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Travels with Epicurus
DDC:
187
Keywords:
Epicureans (Greek philosophy)
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Epicurus
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Hydra (Greece) -- Description and travel
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Life
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Our society worships at the fountain of youth. Each year, we seek to avert the arrival of old age using everything at our disposal, from extreme exercise and botox to pilates and cosmetic dentistry. But in the process, are we missing out on a distinct and extraordinarily valuable stage of life? Daniel Klein ponders whether it is better to be forever young or to grin toothlessly and live an authentic old age. He journeys to the Greek island of Hydra to discover the secrets of ageing happily. Drawing on the lives of octagenarian Greek locals, as well as philosophers ranging from Epicurus to Sar
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication page; Epigraph page; Contents; Prologue - The Table at Dimitri's Taverna; Chapter One - The Old Greek's Olive Trees; Chapter Two - The Deserted Terrace; Chapter Three - Tasso's Rain-Spattered Photographs; Chapter Four - A Sirocco of Youth's Beauty; Chapter Five - The Tintinnabulation of Sheep Bells; Chapter Six - Iphigenia's Guest; Chapter Seven - The Burning Boat in Kamini Harbor; Epilogue - Returning Home; Acknowledgments
Note:
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