Driving with Plato : the meaning of life's milestones / Robert Rowland Smith.
Publication details: New York : Free Press, 2011.Edition: 1st Free Press hardcover edDescription: xvi, 234 p. ; 20 cmISBN:- 9781439186879
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- BD431 .S59 2011
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Includes index.
Being born -- Learning to walk and talk -- Starting school -- Learning to ride a bike -- Taking exams -- Having your first kiss -- Losing your virginity -- Passing your driving test -- Casting your first vote -- Getting a job -- Falling in love -- Tying the knot -- Having children -- Moving house -- Going through a mid-life crisis -- Getting divorced -- Retiring -- Living the third age -- Going out in style.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Smith shares a delightful, intellectual romp through life's milestones--being born, learning to drive, and getting married--all enlivened with apropos philosophy.