The Five Great Philosophies of Life

The book I was looking for was not on the shelf, but this was a few books down. The original copyright is 1904. Prudence Hyde renewed the copyright in 1938 by Prudence Hyde. The five great philosophies?

  • Epicurean Pursuit of Pleasure
  • Stoic Self-Control by Law
  • Platonic Subordination of Lower to Higher
  • Aristotelian Sense of Proportion
  • The Christian Spirt of Love

But then I’m sure you knew that. The author was William De Witt Hyde, a president of Bowdoin College. (Amazon)

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