{"product_id":"9781912360031","title":"Classic Philosophy for the Modern Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eClassic Philosophy for the Modern Man is unlike any other philosophy book you may have read. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is inspired by a single concept: that, to thrive in the world, we need ready access to the practical wisdom of our forebears. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClassic Philosophy for the Modern Man answers that need by introducing for the general reader the most powerful and enduringly relevant works of great thinkers from around the world, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Plato, The Republic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Marcus Aurelius, Meditations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Chuang-tzu, The Writings of Chuang-tzu\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Machiavelli, The Prince\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Castiglione, The Courtier\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Hazlitt, ‘On Success’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Emerson, ‘Spiritual Laws’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether these works teach us how to achieve excellence; how to obtain and exercise power, advance in the world, and live gracefully; how to cultivate nobility of soul; and – above all - how to be one’s own man. There is no better primer in the art of living well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Howgill House Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063335731440,"sku":"9781912360031","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781912360031_p0.jpg?v=1763631352","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781912360031","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}