Description
Practical wisdom was, for Aristotle, the primary ambition of philosophy. Exploring questions of relevance to a life well-lived was its task, and the practical wisdom at which it aimed enabled individuals and societies to live well and flourish.
Though philosophy has since sequestered itself in academia, cloaked in a veil sewn from obscure language and questions of little consequence, its task of exploring life’s most essential questions is as important as it has ever been. Lucid and rich, Essential Reverie returns philosophy to its original task of exploring in earnest—yet with a spirit of genuine wonder—questions that matter: What does it mean for a life to be grounded? What roles do gratitude, adventure, and passion play in our lives? How do fear and faith each direct us, and how is it that we can go from one to the other in an instant? What might it mean to salvage a squandered blessing?
Beyond its insights into these questions and others, Essential Reverie thoroughly acquaints readers with what it is to do philosophy; it is an immersion in a thinking that remains in awe of life and in search of wisdom.
