{"product_id":"buddha-socrates-and-us-ethical-living-in-uncertain-times-hardcover","title":"Buddha, Socrates, and Us: Ethical Living in Uncertain Times - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Batchelor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA renowned Buddhist teacher turns to two of the most influential figures in history for guidance on how to face the ethical challenges of our time\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Buddha's revolutionary teachings transformed Asia, and his contemporary Socrates laid the foundations of Western philosophy. Although they never met, Socrates and the Buddha each addressed in a radically new and surprisingly similar way the core questions of how to lead a good, just, and dignified life amid turbulence and violence. Common to their teachings was an ethics of uncertainty: both refused to make truth claims about the ultimate nature of reality, insisting on the primacy of critical self-evaluation as the basis of an ethical life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this illuminating book, best-selling author Stephen Batchelor explores the philosophical, social, and political worlds of the Buddha and Socrates, showing how their teachings continue to provide lessons in how to lead a flourishing and engaged life. Keenly aware of the fickle and conflicted nature of the human mind, Gotama and Socrates inspired their followers to act with humility and courage, risk and resolve, doubt and confidence. Drawing on their insights, and those of their followers, Batchelor uncovers a middle way between Buddhist dharma and Greek philosophy that can serve as a starting point for a \"secular faith\" that addresses the most pressing spiritual and planetary issues of our age.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Batchelor\u003c\/b\u003e is a teacher and scholar of Buddhism. His works include \u003ci\u003eBuddhism Without Beliefs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConfession of a Buddhist Atheist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAfter Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSecular Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Solitude\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in La Sauve, France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.26 x 8.9 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966597071149,"sku":"9780300275490","price":27.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/RNoTy8DKl29780300275490.webp?v=1775534768","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/buddha-socrates-and-us-ethical-living-in-uncertain-times-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}