The Five Great Philosophies of Life: Epicureanism, Stoicism, Platonism, Aristotelianism, Christianism - Hardcover

by William de Witt Hyde (Author)

Discover The Five Great Philosophies of Life.

Epicureanism, Stoicism, Platonism, Aristotelianism, Christianism

Extremely well written and knowledgeable, this book provides a rich and accessible overview of the great schools of philosophical thought.

The five centuries from the birth of Socrates to the death of Jesus produced five enduring principles: the Epicurean pursuit of pleasure, genial but ungenerous; the Stoic law of self-control, strenuous but forbidding; the Platonic vision of spiritual order, sublime but ascetic; the Aristotelian sense of proportion, practical yet measured; and the Christian spirit of love, the broadest and deepest of them all.

The purpose of this book is to let the masters of these sane and wholesome philosophies speak in their own words, with just enough commentary and interpretation to illuminate their meaning and guide the reader toward a thoughtful and balanced life.

A timeless introduction to ethics, wisdom, and the philosophical foundations of Western civilization.