{"product_id":"the-art-of-living-9780520224902","title":"The Art of Living","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor much of its history, philosophy was not merely a theoretical discipline but a way of life, an 'art of living'. This title provides an incisive reevaluation of Socrates' place in the Western philosophical tradition and shows the importance of Socrates for Montaigne, Nietzsche, and Foucault.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Introduction      PART ONE: SILENCE 1.Platonic Irony: Author and Audience 2.Socratic Irony: Character and Interlocutors 3.Socratic Irony: Character and Author   PART TWO: VOICES 4.A Face for Socrates' Reason: Montaigne's \"Of physiognomy\"    5.A Reason for Socrates' Face: Nietzsche on \"The problem of Socrates\"   6.A Fate for Socrates' Reason: Foucault on the Care of the Self    Notes      Bibliography     Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864845922647,"sku":"9780520224902","price":24.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520224902.jpg?v=1722273228","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-art-of-living-9780520224902","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}