by Massimo PigliucciUntitled Moral Biography of Socrates and Alcibiades

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UNTITLED MORAL BIOGRAPHY OF SOCRATES AND ALCIBIADES MASSIMO PIGLIUCCI

Praise for HOW TO BE A STOIC

A good case for the enduring relevance of 2,000year-old precepts – TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION

Following in the tradition of Plutarch’s Lives, a moral biography of the philosopher Socrates, the Athenian general Alcibiades, and the relationship between politics and philosophy, exploring the question: can wisdom be taught?

MASSIMO PIGLIUCCI is the K. D. Irani Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York. He has written for publications such as the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal, among others. He is the author or editor of 12 books including HOW TO BE A STOIC: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life (Basic Books (US)/Rider (UK), 2017), A HANDBOOK FOR NEW STOICS (The Experiment (US)/Rider (UK), 2019) and, most recently, A FIELD GUIDE TO A HAPPY LIFE (Basic Books (US)/Rider (UK), 2020). He lives in New York City.

Agent: Tisse Takagi

Publisher: Basic Books Delivery: Autumn 2021 Publication: Autumn 2022 Status: Idea Length: 65,000 words

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