Description: Rome As a Guide to the Good Life : A Philosophical Grand Tour, Hardcover by Samuelson, Scott, ISBN 0226826260, ISBN-13 9780226826264, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "The Eternal City, Rome offers endless insights through its millennia of history, its centrality to European art and religion, and the generations of travelers that have sought it out. This book from philosopher Scott Samuelson offers readers a thinker'stour of Rome. Samuelson shows how people have made sense of Rome as a scene of human nature and then envisioned the good life-philosophers such as Lucretius and Seneca, but also poets and artists such as Horace and Caravaggio, filmmakers like Fellini, and adventurers like Rosa Bathurst. He roots these explorations and visions in the city of Rome itself: Samuelson introduces us to some of the most famous sites in Rome (such as the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Campo de Fiori) by sharing illuminating moments in their histories; and he discusses great works of art to be found in Rome (such as Caravaggio's David with the Head of Goliath) by getting to the heart of the knotty ethical and emotional questions they pose. And, practicing philosophy in place, he tackles head-on the profound questions that most tours of Rome only bracket: What does it mean to see the Forum through the eyes of Cicero? Does all this art about God really signify anything? Should visitors really be impressed by these incredible sites built on the slaughter and domination of others? What does all this history tell us about who we are? And, most important, how can an afternoon Negroni help us find the good life? Samuelson's aim is to provide an eclectic guide to Rome and happiness-a portable approach, blending history and philosophy, for tourists and dreaming readers alike"--
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Book Title: Rome As a Guide to the Good Life : A Philosophical Grand Tour
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Name: Rome As a Guide to the Good Life : a Philosophical Grand Tour
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Subject: Europe / Italy, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, History / Ancient & Classical
Publication Year: 2023
Item Height: 0.9 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Author: Scott Samuelson
Subject Area: Travel, Art, Philosophy, History
Item Length: 8.5 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Hardcover
