How to Live a Good Life

Outline

How to Live a Good Life (2020) invites readers to compare different philosophies of life and choose one that fits them. Edited by Massimo Pigliucci, Skye Cleary, and Daniel Kaufman, the book brings together fifteen thinkers who each explain the tradition they practise, from Stoicism, Buddhism, and Confucianism to existentialism, effective altruism, and humanism. Together, the essays offer a practical guide to building a meaningful and thoughtful life.

• The book invites you to compare several philosophies of life and choose the one that fits you best.
• Fifteen thinkers each explain the tradition they personally practise, rather than describing it from a distance.
• The traditions covered include Stoicism, Buddhism, Confucianism, existentialism, effective altruism, and humanism.
• Taken together, the essays work as a practical guide to building a meaningful and thoughtful life.

Massimo Pigliucci, Skye Cleary and Daniel Kaufman are philosophers who share an interest in philosophy as a practical guide to living. Pigliucci is a professor of philosophy at the City College of New York and a well-known writer on Stoicism. Cleary is a philosopher and author who writes about existentialism and teaches at Columbia University. Kaufman is a professor of philosophy at Missouri State University.