The Five Great Philosophies Of Life

"The Five Great Philosophies of Life" is a book by then President of Bowdoin College, William de Witt Hyde. He writes, "When asked why some men with moderate talents and meagre technical equipment succeed, where others with greater ability and better preparation fail; why some women with plain features and few accomplishments charm, while others with all the advantages of beauty and cultivation repel, we are wont to conceal our ignorance behind the vague term personality. Undoubtedly the deeper springs of personality are below the threshold of consciousness, in hereditary traits and early training. Still some of the higher elements of personality rise above this threshold, are reducible to philosophical principles, and amenable to rational control. The purpose of this book is to let the masters of these sane and wholesome principles of personality talk to us in their own words; with just enough of comment and interpretation to bring us to their points of view, and make us welcome their friendly assistance in the philosophical guidance of life."

The Five Great Philosophies of Life The Epicurean Pursuit of Pleasure Ten Aristotelian Commandments By William De Witt Hyde When asked why some men with moderate talents and meagre technical equipment succeed, where others with greater ability and better preparation fail; why some women with plain features and few accomplishments charm, while others with all the advantages of beauty and cultivation repel, we are wont to conceal our ignorance behind the vague term personality. Undoubtedly the deeper springs of personality are below the threshold of consciousness, in hereditary traits and early training. Still some of the higher elements of personality rise above this threshold, are reducible to philosophical principles, and amenable to rational control. The five centuries from the birth of Socrates to the death of Jesus produced five such principles: the Epicurean pursuit of pleasure, genial but ungenerous; the Stoic law of self-control, strenuous but forbidding; the Platonic plan of subordination, sublime but ascetic; the Aristotelian sense of proportion, practical but uninspiring; and the Christian Spirit of Love, broadest and deepest of them all. The purpose of this book is to let the masters of these sane and wholesome principles of personality talk to us in their own words; with just enough of comment and interpretation to bring us to their points of view, and make us welcome their friendly assistance in the philosophical guidance of life.

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Discusses the principles of the Epicurean pursuit of pleasure, genialbut ungenerous; the Stoic law of self-control, strenuous but forbidding;the Platonic plan of subordination, sublime but ascetic; theAristotelian sense of proportion, practical but uninspiring; and theChristian Spirit of Love, broadest and deepest of them all.

Outlines the principles and teachings of five historical life philosophies, including the Epicurean pursuit of pleasure, Stoic self-control by law, Platonic subordination of lower to higher, Aristotelian sense of proportion, and the Christian spirit of love.

Discusses the principles of the Epicurean pursuit of pleasure, genialbut ungenerous; the Stoic law of self-control, strenuous but forbidding;the Platonic plan of subordination, sublime but ascetic; theAristotelian sense of proportion, practical but uninspiring; and theChristian Spirit of Love, broadest and deepest of them all.

An overview of Epicurean, Stoic, Platonic, Aristotelian, and Christian philosophies.

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