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How to Live
Sarah Bakewell
4.02 (10714 Reviews)
Philosophy
Biography
Self-growth
Panoramica
Punti Chiave
Autore
Domande Frequenti

Overview of How to Live

Montaigne's timeless quest for self-knowledge reborn in Bakewell's award-winning biography. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, this philosophical journey offers twenty answers to life's ultimate question, praised by The New Yorker for its wisdom that transcends centuries. How would you live?

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When Death Became a Teacher

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A 16th-century French nobleman once sat at parties consumed by terror, unable to enjoy the music and laughter around him because he couldn't stop thinking about death. Michel de Montaigne wasn't always the wise philosopher we celebrate today. In his youth, he tried following the Stoics, constantly visualizing his own demise to conquer his fear. It backfired spectacularly, trapping him in endless anxiety. Then came the riding accident that changed everything. Thrown from his horse and knocked unconscious, Montaigne experienced something extraordinary-he watched himself seemingly dying with curious detachment, like an observer at his own funeral. When he awoke, bruised but alive, he discovered a paradox: death itself wasn't frightening. The anticipation was. This revelation sparked a midlife crisis that would birth one of history's most influential works. At thirty-eight, Montaigne retreated to his tower library, surrounded by a thousand books and Latin inscriptions, and began writing what became the Essays-a revolutionary exploration of how to live well that still resonates four centuries later, captivating everyone from Shakespeare to modern tech titans.

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The Friendship That Shaped Everything

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The Revolutionary Art of Paying Attention

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The Philosophical Toolkit for Real Life

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Breaking Free from What We Assume

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The Courage to Be Moderate

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Living Until the Very End

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