Exploring the philosophical and artistic legacy of Rome, Scott Samuelson offers a unique perspective on the city's historical significance and its influence on the concept of the good life. He intertwines insights from philosophers, poets, and artists with notable Roman sites, addressing profound ethical and emotional questions about art and history. By examining locations like the Colosseum and discussing works such as Caravaggio's paintings, Samuelson invites readers to reflect on their experiences in Rome and the deeper meanings behind them, all while suggesting that even a simple Negroni can lead to happiness.
Ein einzigartiger Reiseführer durch Rom, der die philosophische Tradition der Stadt erkundet und gleichzeitig unterhaltsame Einblicke bietet. Scott Samuelson verbindet Kunstwerke und Sehenswürdigkeiten mit ethischen Fragen und lädt ein, die Stadt bei einem Negroni oder klassischen Pastagerichten zu genießen. Ideal für Flaneure und Kunstliebhaber!
Features many dishes that go back to the early 18th century and even earlier.
This book includes an introduction by contemporary food writer and broadcaster
Hattie Ellis as well as a note by Catherine Mant, grandaughter of the author
and former Assistant Editor of The Good Food Guide.
"Explores the works of some of history's most important philosophers in the context of modern, everyday life, providing accessibility to some of philosophy's most important and complicated theories"--Www.qbd.com
It's right there in the Book of Job: Man is born unto trouble as the sparks
fly upward. Suffering is an inescapable part of the human condition - which
leads to a question that has proved just as inescapable throughout the
centuries: Why? Why do we suffer? Why do people die young? Is there any point
to our pain, physical or emotional? Do horrors like hurricanes have meaning?
In Seven Ways of Looking at Pointless Suffering, Scott Samuelson tackles that
hardest question of all. To do so, he travels through the history of
philosophy and religion, but he also attends closely to the real world we live
in. While always taking the question of suffering seriously, Samuelson is just
as likely to draw lessons from Bugs Bunny as from Confucius, from his time
teaching philosophy to prisoners as from Hannah Arendt's attempts to come to
terms with the Holocaust. He guides us through the arguments people have
offered to answer this fundamental question, explores the many ways that we
have tried to minimize or eliminate suffering, and examines people's attempts
to find ways to live with pointless suffering. Ultimately, Samuelson shows, to
be fully human means to acknowledge a mysterious paradox: we must
simultaneously accept suffering and oppose it. And understanding that is
itself a step towards acceptance. Wholly accessible, and thoroughly thought-
provoking, Seven Ways of Looking at Pointless Suffering is a masterpiece of
philosophy, returning the field to its roots - helping us see new ways to
understand, explain, and live in our world, fully alive to both its light and
its darkness.
