What’s a life worth living? For the ancients, it depends
What the ancient philosophers thought was a life worth living will likely surprise you. But don’t be too quick to judge
by David Machek
David Machek is a senior postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Bern in Switzerland. He is a specialist in ancient Greaco-Roman and early Chinese thought, and the author of The Life Worth Living in Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming in April 2023).
Written by David Machek