2024 the best things in life are not things review

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What are the best things in life?

Questions like that may boggle your mind. But they don't boggle Socrates. The indomitable old Greek brings his unending questions to Desperate State University. With him come the same mind-opening and spirit-stretching challenge that disrupted ancient Athens.

What is the purpose of education?Why do we make love?What good is money?Can computers think like people?Is there a difference between Capitalism and Communism?What is the greatest good?Is belief in God like belief in Santa Claus?

In twelve short, Socratic dialogues Peter Kreeft explodes contemporary values like success, power and pleasure. And he bursts the modern bubbles of agnosticism and subjectivism. He leaves you richer, wiser and more able to discern what the best things in life actually are.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ IVP; As stated, 1st edition dated May 1977 (July 12, 1984)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 190 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0877849226
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0877849223
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.25 inches
Reviewer: Laurentiu Gusu
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Formative
Review: Excellence in reasoning, informative and formative. Contrarian approach and extremely actual. Brings home the forgotten world of real debate with yourself.

Reviewer: Bob
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: good book
Review: I like the logic that surrounds Socrates arguments. Another thing I like is how eye opening it is and how Socrates is refuting a big problem in our current day and age. I would recommend this book to everybody as a leisure read and deep read.

Reviewer: Tylan Schrock
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent book
Review: Kreeft is masterful in this piece, as well as a similar work "The Unaborted Socrates". Finally, a Christian is regaining the field of philosophy! I used this in a class for guys 13-15 years old. This work shows that Christians can think and that there are answers to the world's questions that are logical and meaningful.

Reviewer: Corum Seth Smith
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good, but not Kreeft's best
Review: As an aside, let me just say that reading the book recalled fond memories of my college and graduate school years, and even reminded me of some people I knew. The premise of the book is contained in its title: What are "the best things in life?" The modern mind is exposed as one that is so introspective that it is oblivious to the workings of logic, reason, and basic self-understanding. Thus an irony is exposed, namely the inclination toward the self-delusional of the "me" generations. Socrates' famous dictum: "the unexamined life isn't worth living," is the central tenet of the book. Two people closely evaluate their lives and realize that everything may not be as it seems. The hopeful effect this will have on a reader is for he or she to turn and examine his or her own life. The book makes some interesting points, and is a "lighter" read than some of Kreeft's theological and philosophical treatises. All in all, I like the book.

Reviewer: @michaeldcarney
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Give the very best!!
Review: Most of us never live the best things in life. Often we don't even think through what is the best. This book with take you on a trip through the lives of two students as the meet Socrates and converse their way through life's choices. It uses humor and wit to expose the process of logical thought and choice-making. It will make arguments that surprise you. It will take you places you did not know existed. You learn the best things and choose then in your life, never settling on anything less than the best. Fun book to read!!

Reviewer: Yadira
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Review
Review: I thought the book was good but not what I expected in the best things in life. It makes me feel like I have more questions than answers. Maybe that's what the purpose of this book is.

Reviewer: NotYourEveryday
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Interesting author, thought-out content
Review: This was required reading for a course, and I appreciated the author's logical approach. I will be reading more Kreeft.

Reviewer: skyewalker
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Can't go wrong with Kreeft!
Review: I have a hard time writing reviews for books such as this. I've said this in another Kreeft review: if you like Kreeft, you'll like this. If you don't know him, try reading him. Just try. Always great!

Reviewer: Boris
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Started well and then turned into something really repetitive and condecending. Would not suggest it.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: conversations that have no point