from Aristotle to Peter Singer
and The Sickness unto Death
Inspired by the small poetry of writers as diverse as William Carlos Williams
Winner of the Pulitzer prize in 1974 and the culmination of a life's work
For Brooke Williams the message of the dragonfly is to ask questions about synchronicity
Sick Souls, Healthy Minds Loss from Aristotle to Peter SingerFrom the author of American Philosophy: A Love Story, a compelling introduction to the life affirming philosophy of William James In 1895, William James, the father of American philosophy, delivered a lecture entitled "Is Life Worth Living?" It was no theoretical question for James, who had contemplated suicide during an existential crisis as a young man a quarter century earlier. Indeed, as John Kaag writes, "James's entire philosophy, from beginning