關於人生，你可以問問亞里士多德 英文原版 Aristotle's Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life

基本信息

Author Edith Hall

Format Paperback | 272 pages

Dimensions 137 x 211 x 23mm | 249g

Publication date 14 Jan 2020

Publisher Penguin Books

Language English

Edition Statement Reprint

ISBN10 0735220824

ISBN13 9780735220829

頁面參數僅供參考，具體以實物為準

內容簡介

你無法保證自己所做的決定一定正確，

但你能保證的是，你為了這個決定所做的準備，可以*大化成功和幸福的機會。

想要得到幸福，就必須為自己的「做」與「不做」負起責任。

〈*價值充斥的現世，*適合參照的「中道」智慧〉

「做對的事」，其實沒那麼了不起……

◎説什麼「要有勇氣」？

只是面對你害怕的事物，訓練自己不要那麼害怕。

◎説什麼「實踐正義」？

只是決定公平對待他人、負起該負的責任，同時幫助大家實現潛能，包括你自己。

◎説什麼「決心自制」？

只是想清楚何謂「中庸之道」，什麼是對強烈情緒、人際互動和慾望的適當反應。

人生可以自動駕駛嗎？

許多人往往都不假思索地活着，覺得這樣也很快樂！

亞里斯多德卻深信：由自己主導，成為掌握人生控制面板的唯*駕駛，才是「活得好」的關鍵。

「快樂」不只是追求片刻的討喜或開心，而是「一生持續的狀態」，

而這種「幸福」或「滿足」的源頭就在於——

運用人類獨有的理性思考，誠實面對自己的行與不行，

找到目標、實現潛能，持續地「做對的事」，努力修正以成為更好的自己。

英國知名文史古典學者伊迪絲．霍爾，

以淺近的現代語言和生活實例，為你我與古代賢哲之間搭起無礙的橋樑，

精準闡釋亞里斯多德的哲思，用以因應各項現實課題——

如何做出明智的決定？如何在溝通和説服中達成目的？

如何利用「美德與惡習」檢索表分析自己的性格、抗拒外在誘惑？

如何選擇適合的伴侶與知己？如何面對死亡、喪親等失落體驗？……

不論天地、不談神祇，從人類經驗出發的亞里斯多德，只是帶着你「好好想清楚自己」。

從幸福、慎思、認識自己到羣體關係，他層層探問「為人」的十個根本學問，

那些原本看似高標的道德真理，在一步步推演、思索的路上，變得格外親切與實用，

你也隨之內化了賢哲智慧，用更寬待的眼，面對自己和周遭的一切。

無論古典希臘或現代世界，或是處在生命的哪個階段，

亞里斯多德迴歸本質的人生忠告，永不過時。

【亞里斯多德的人生相談】

◎如果我們培養美德、控制惡習，藉此訓練自己要良善，就會發現快樂的心態來自於「習慣性地做對的事」。

◎想要活得好、並公平對待他人，必須不惜代價地愛自己。幸福與自我厭惡並不兼容。

◎找出你喜歡做、也有天分的事，然後堅持做下去。這一點可能説的比做的容易，但身為人類，比起一棵榆樹或一隻瞪羚，至少你可以做出理性的選擇。

◎不要急着考慮，慎思沒有衝動的容身之處。確認所有資訊，不正確的知識永遠不可能產生正確的決定。

◎我們是看某人有目的性的選擇，來判斷他的人格——不是看他做什麼，而是看他為了什麼而做。

◎第一印象很重要。靈魂高貴的人，必須在打扮浮誇到不修邊幅之間取得平衡。衣衫過度破舊邋遢，本身就是一種誇耀。

◎如果你受到傷害而不覺得憤慨，這是道德功能失常的跡象。別人會認為你沒有自尊，無法挺身捍衞任何事。憤怒，有時是高尚且正當的。

◎表現得體又不傷人的幽默，只開你願意讓別人對你或在你面前開的玩笑。談到笑，你丟出去多少，就要願意接受多少。

◎道德上的不作為跟主動作為一樣嚴重，在臨死前，我們會後悔的不是做了什麼，而是沒做什麼。

◎休閒並不是次要的事。要充分利用閒暇，甚至比工作更耗費心力。無聊不僅是和平的敵人，也是幸福的敵人。

From renowned classicist Edith Hall, ARISTOTLE'S WAY is an examination of one of history's greatest philosophers, showing us how to lead happy, fulfilled, and meaningful lives

Two thousand years ago, Aristotle wrote the most important book on happiness. The first philosopher to inquire into subjective happiness, he understood its essence better and more clearly than anyone since. Most importantly, Aristotle understood happiness as available to the vast majority of us, but only, crucially, if we decide to apply ourselves to its creation. According to Aristotle, happiness is not about well-being but instead is a lasting state of contentment, which should be the ultimate goal of human life. We become happy through finding a purpose, realizing our potential, and modifying our behavior to become the best version of ourselves. With these objectives in mind, Aristotle developed a humane program for becoming a happy person. Here, Professor Edith Hall shows how his timeless teachings are exactly what we need today to stride purposefully towards a life well lived. As Hall writes, "If you believe that the goal of human life is to maximize happiness, then you are a budding Aristotelian." In expert yet vibrant modern language, Hall lays out the crux of Aristotle's thinking, mixing affecting autobiographical anecdotes with a deep wealth of classical learning. For Hall, whose own life has been greatly improved by her understanding of Aristotle, this is an intensely personal subject. She distills his ancient wisdom into ten practical and universal lessons to help us confront life's difficult and crucial moments, summarizing a lifetime of the most rarefied and brilliant scholarship.

推薦理由

“Hall’s new book clears a rare middle way for her reader to pursue happiness . . . Aristotle’s Way carefully charts the arc of a virtuous life that springs from youthful talent, grows by way of responsible decisions and self-reflection, finds expression in mature relationships, and comes to rest in joyful retirement and a quietly reverent death. Easier said than done, but Aristotle, Hall explains, is there to help.” — New York Times Book Review

“Hall explains some of the philosopher’s most complex ideas in an approachable way, covering his notes on everything from the power of community to understanding your goals and why you should always consult a third party when making a decision . . . When it comes to happiness, perhaps it’s actually time to say out with the new and in with the old.” — TIME Magazine

 “In clear, patient language, Hall deftly weaves threads pulled from this daunting range of material into lessons that pertain directly to dilemmas of modern life . . . We are told that Hall “first encountered Aristotle when she was twenty, and he changed her life forever”; one of the book’s strengths is her tone of unmistakable sincerity.” — American Scholar

“[A] lucid account… nontechnical but deeply grounded… Can happiness come from virtue? This lively book makes a good argument in the affirmative.” — Kirkus Review

"Delivers an expansive, practical assessment of Aristotle... She handles weighty, difficult topics such as depression and everyday tasks such as preparing for an important meeting or job interview with the same measured, clear prose... her book is an engaging, thrilling approach to Aristotle’s pragmatic thought. It is a useful introduction to the ideas of one of the most important philosophers in world history." — Publishers Weekly

“With vivid, page-turning prose, Aristotle’s Way invites you into the wise, practical, intentional, self-determined world of Aristotle’s mind. Nearly everything that psychological scientists have discovered about happiness was anticipated by Aristotle 23 centuries ago. You will be a slightly different person after finishing this beautiful book than you were before you started.” —Sonja Lyubomirsky, author of The How of Happiness

“A wonderfully lively and personal guide to Aristotle's philosophy of well-being. Read it and flourish!” —Sarah Bakewell, author of How to Live: A Life of Montaigne

“Where there’s a will, there’s a way: Aristotle did it his way, Edith Hall – magnificently – does it hers, in this combined critical appreciation and celebration of the philosopher-scientist whom Karl Marx hailed as a ‘giant thinker’. Readers keen to live a Good Life – and prepare for a Good Death – should dive head first into this fount of ancient but still modern wisdom.” —Paul Cartledge, A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture Emeritus at the University of Cambridge

作者簡介

About the Author

伊迪絲．霍爾（Edith Hall）

霍爾在二十歲時初遇亞里斯多德，她的人生也就此改變。如今她已是英國頂*的古典學者、倫敦國王學院的教授，也是第一位贏得歐洲學院伊拉斯謨獎章（Erasmus Medal）這項學術殊榮的女性。2017年她並獲頒雅典大學榮譽博士學位，而這所大學和亞里斯多德創辦的呂克昂學院（Lyceum）只相隔幾條街。除了本書，霍爾另著有數部古希臘羅馬歷史的相關書籍，皆廣獲好評。

Edith Hall first encountered Aristotle when she was twenty, and he changed her life forever. Now one of Britain's foremost classicists, and a Professor at King's College London, she is the first woman to have won the Erasmus Medal of the European Academy. In 2017 she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Athens University, just a few streets away from Aristotle's own Lyceum. She is the author of several books, including Introducing the Ancient Greeks. She lives with her family in Cambridgeshire.