Examined Lives : From Socrates to Nietzsche Condition:Well Read As Isabel and Hayden try

As Isabel and Hayden try to outwit each other

- Why are some people better at coping with life than others

'Escapism at its best

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Examined Lives : From Socrates to Nietzsche Condition:Well Read As Isabel and Hayden tryA New York Times Notable Book for 2011 We all want to know how to live. But before the good life was reduced to ten easy steps or a prescription from the doctor, philosophers offered arresting answers to the most fundamental questions about who we are and what makes for a life worth living. In Examined Lives, James Miller returns to this vibrant tradition with short, lively biographies of twelve famous philosophers. Socrates spent his life examining