Travels with Epicurus: A Journey to a Greek Island in Search of a Fulfilled Life

By Daniel Klein

Categories: Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help

At seventy-three, told by his dentist that he needed implants, Daniel Klein instead packed a bag of philosophy books and went to the Greek island of Hydra to ask how to grow old well. Drawing on Epicurus and other thinkers, he argues that old age is a stage worth savoring rather than a problem to fix. His guides include the island's elderly men, among them his friend Tasso, whose unhurried days at the taverna offer a living example of Epicurean contentment.

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