Bibliograph

Creating the good life, applying Aristotle's wisdom to find meaning and happiness, James O'Toole ; foreword by Walter Isaacson

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Creating the good life, applying Aristotle's wisdom to find meaning and happiness, James O'Toole ; foreword by Walter Isaacson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Creating the good life

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

57285877

Responsibility statement

James O'Toole ; foreword by Walter Isaacson

Sub title

applying Aristotle's wisdom to find meaning and happiness

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Aristotle's insights on planning a life -- Part I: The basic concepts of Aristotle's philosophy -- Aristotle's life and way of thinking -- What is happiness? -- Models of the good life : the voluptuary, the sultan, and the sage -- How much is enough? -- Virtue won't hurt you -- Moral exercises : breaking the habit of making ourselves unhappy -- Friends, family, religion, and other goods -- Part II: Virtue in action : applications of Aristole's concepts -- Community leadership -- The Aristotelian workplace -- Distributive justice in business -- Philanthropy -- Non-retirement

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