The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life
(Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)
Published:
Simon & Schuster 2016
Status:
Available from OverDrive
Description
For the first time, an award-winning Harvard professor shares his wildly popular course on classical Chinese philosophy, showing you how ancient ideas—like the fallacy of the authentic self—can guide you on the path to a good life today.
Why is a course on ancient Chinese philosophers one of the most popular at Harvard? Because it challenges all our modern assumptions about what it takes to flourish.
Astonishing teachings emerged two thousand years ago through the work of a succession of Chinese scholars exploring how humans can improve themselves and their society. And what are these counterintuitive ideas? Transformation comes not from looking within for a true self, but from creating conditions that produce new possibilities. Good relationships come not from being sincere and authentic, but from the rituals we perform within them. A good life emerges not from planning it out, but through training ourselves to respond well to small moments. Influence comes not from wielding power but from holding back. Excellence comes from what we choose to do, not our natural abilities.
In other words, The Path "opens the mind" (Huffington Post) and upends everything we are told about how to lead a good life. Its most radical idea is that there is no path to follow in the first place—just a journey we create anew at every moment by seeing and doing things differently. "With its...spirited, convincing vision, revolutionary new insights can be gleaned from this book on how to approach life's multifarious situations with both heart and head" (Kirkus Reviews).
A note from the publisher: To read relevant passages from the original works of Chinese philosophy, see our ebook Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi: Selected Passages, available wherever books are sold.
Why is a course on ancient Chinese philosophers one of the most popular at Harvard? Because it challenges all our modern assumptions about what it takes to flourish.
Astonishing teachings emerged two thousand years ago through the work of a succession of Chinese scholars exploring how humans can improve themselves and their society. And what are these counterintuitive ideas? Transformation comes not from looking within for a true self, but from creating conditions that produce new possibilities. Good relationships come not from being sincere and authentic, but from the rituals we perform within them. A good life emerges not from planning it out, but through training ourselves to respond well to small moments. Influence comes not from wielding power but from holding back. Excellence comes from what we choose to do, not our natural abilities.
In other words, The Path "opens the mind" (Huffington Post) and upends everything we are told about how to lead a good life. Its most radical idea is that there is no path to follow in the first place—just a journey we create anew at every moment by seeing and doing things differently. "With its...spirited, convincing vision, revolutionary new insights can be gleaned from this book on how to approach life's multifarious situations with both heart and head" (Kirkus Reviews).
A note from the publisher: To read relevant passages from the original works of Chinese philosophy, see our ebook Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi: Selected Passages, available wherever books are sold.
Formats
Adobe EPUB eBook
Works on all eReaders (except Kindles), desktop computers and mobile devices with reading apps installed.
Kindle Book
Works on Kindles and devices with a Kindle app installed.
OverDrive Read
Need Help?
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
More Copies In LINK+
Loading LINK+ Copies...
More Details
Format:
Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read
Street Date:
04/05/2016
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781476777856
ASIN:
B00P42X0WE
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Michael Puett. (2016). The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Michael Puett. 2016. The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Michael Puett, The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life. Simon & Schuster, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)Michael Puett. The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life. Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Copy Details
| Library | Owned | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Digital Collection | 1 | 1 |
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
980b5fd2-b746-1777-7589-f9dbc7ec1c5b
Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Jun 12, 2018 15:19:17
Date Updated:
Dec 18, 2022 02:59:28
Last Metadata Check:
Apr 14, 2024 06:38:29
Last Metadata Change:
Nov 19, 2023 07:36:20
Last Availability Check:
Apr 14, 2024 06:38:32
Last Availability Change:
Aug 30, 2023 05:59:20
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
Apr 19, 2024 02:10:42
OverDrive Product Record
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0439-1/{A887F1E5-0A35-40FD-B778-D761E2FA8252}IMG100.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0439-1/{A887F1E5-0A35-40FD-B778-D761E2FA8252}IMG200.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0439-1/{A887F1E5-0A35-40FD-B778-D761E2FA8252}IMG150.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0439-1/{A887F1E5-0A35-40FD-B778-D761E2FA8252}IMG400.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- formats
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781476777856
- name: Adobe EPUB eBook
- id: ebook-epub-adobe
- identifiers:
- identifiers:
- type: ASIN
- value: B00P42X0WE
- name: Kindle Book
- id: ebook-kindle
- identifiers:
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781476777856
- name: OverDrive Read
- id: ebook-overdrive
- identifiers:
- otherFormatIdentifiers
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781476777849
- mediaType
- eBook
- primaryCreator
- role: Author
- name: Michael Puett
- title
- The Path
- dateAdded
- 2016-04-07T19:59:00Z
- contentDetails
- href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=141&titleID=2175011
- type: text/html
- account:
- name: Sacramento Public Library (CA)
- id: 1151
- sortTitle
- Path What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life
- crossRefId
- 2175011
- subtitle
- What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life
- id
- A887F1E5-0A35-40FD-B778-D761E2FA8252
- starRating
- 4
OverDrive MetaData
- isPublicDomain
- False
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0439-1/{A887F1E5-0A35-40FD-B778-D761E2FA8252}IMG100.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0439-1/{A887F1E5-0A35-40FD-B778-D761E2FA8252}IMG200.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0439-1/{A887F1E5-0A35-40FD-B778-D761E2FA8252}IMG150.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0439-1/{A887F1E5-0A35-40FD-B778-D761E2FA8252}IMG400.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- isPublicPerformanceAllowed
- False
- formats
- fileName: ThePath_9781476777856_2175011
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 3251837
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781476777856
- rights:
- type: Copying
- value: 0
- type: Printing
- value: 0
- type: Lending
- value: 0
- type: ReadAloud
- value: 0
- type: ExpirationRights
- value: 0
- name: Adobe EPUB eBook
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-epub-adobe
- onSaleDate: 4/1/2016
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=a887f1e5-0a35-40fd-b778-d761e2fa8252&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- fileName: ThePath_2175011
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 0
- identifiers:
- type: ASIN
- value: B00P42X0WE
- name: Kindle Book
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-kindle
- onSaleDate: 4/1/2016
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=a887f1e5-0a35-40fd-b778-d761e2fa8252&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- fileName: ThePath_9781476777856_2175011
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 3339481
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781476777856
- name: OverDrive Read
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-overdrive
- onSaleDate: 4/1/2016
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=a887f1e5-0a35-40fd-b778-d761e2fa8252&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- languages
- code: en
- name: English
- creators
- role: Author
- fileAs: Puett, Michael
- bioText: Michael Puett is the Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations and Chair of the Committee on the Study of Religion at Harvard University. He is the recipient of a Harvard College Professorship for excellence in undergraduate teaching and is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Science.
- name: Michael Puett
- role: Author
- fileAs: Gross-Loh, Christine
- bioText: Christine Gross-Loh is a journalist and author. Her writing has appeared in publications including The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and The Guardian. She has a PhD from Harvard University in East Asian history.
- name: Christine Gross-Loh
- subjects
- value: New Age
- value: Religion & Spirituality
- value: Self-Improvement
- value: Nonfiction
- publishDate
- 2016-04-05T00:00:00-04:00
- publishDateText
- 04/05/2016
- otherFormatIdentifiers
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781476777849
- mediaType
- eBook
- shortDescription
- For the first time, an award-winning Harvard professor shares his wildly popular course on classical Chinese philosophy, showing you how ancient ideas—like the fallacy of the authentic self—can guide you on the path to a good life today.
Why is a course on ancient Chinese philosophers one of the most popular at Harvard? Because it challenges all our modern assumptions about what it takes to flourish.
Astonishing teachings emerged two thousand years ago through the work of a succession of Chinese scholars exploring how humans can improve themselves and their society. And what are these counterintuitive ideas? Transformation comes not from looking within for a true self, but from creating conditions that produce new possibilities. Good relationships come not from being sincere and authentic, but from the rituals we perform within them. A good life emerges not from planning it out, but through training ourselves to respond well to small moments.... - isOwnedByCollections
- True
- title
- The Path
- fullDescription
- For the first time, an award-winning Harvard professor shares his wildly popular course on classical Chinese philosophy, showing you how ancient ideas—like the fallacy of the authentic self—can guide you on the path to a good life today.
Why is a course on ancient Chinese philosophers one of the most popular at Harvard? Because it challenges all our modern assumptions about what it takes to flourish.
Astonishing teachings emerged two thousand years ago through the work of a succession of Chinese scholars exploring how humans can improve themselves and their society. And what are these counterintuitive ideas? Transformation comes not from looking within for a true self, but from creating conditions that produce new possibilities. Good relationships come not from being sincere and authentic, but from the rituals we perform within them. A good life emerges not from planning it out, but through training ourselves to respond well to small moments. Influence comes not from wielding power but from holding back. Excellence comes from what we choose to do, not our natural abilities.
In other words, The Path "opens the mind" (Huffington Post) and upends everything we are told about how to lead a good life. Its most radical idea is that there is no path to follow in the first place—just a journey we create anew at every moment by seeing and doing things differently. "With its...spirited, convincing vision, revolutionary new insights can be gleaned from this book on how to approach life's multifarious situations with both heart and head" (Kirkus Reviews).
A note from the publisher: To read relevant passages from the original works of Chinese philosophy, see our ebook Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi: Selected Passages, available wherever books are sold. - sortTitle
- Path What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life
- crossRefId
- 2175011
- subtitle
- What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life
- popularity
- 278
- publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- links
- self:
- href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BWwAAAA2I/products/a887f1e5-0a35-40fd-b778-d761e2fa8252/metadata
- type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
- self:
- id
- a887f1e5-0a35-40fd-b778-d761e2fa8252
- starRating
- 4.1
- bisacCodes
- code: OCC019000
- description: Body, Mind & Spirit / Inspiration & Personal Growth
- code: REL051000
- description: Religion / Philosophy
- code: SEL016000
- description: Self-Help / Personal Growth / Happiness
