When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By John Kaag ARISTOTLE’S WAY How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life By Edith Hall 254 pp. Penguin ...

It’s easy to look down on self-help books, but believe it or not the genre is as old as Athens. The word “therapy” comes from therapeia, the ancient Greek word for “healing.” It treated both the body ...

Many years ago, as an undergraduate at Fordham University, I took two courses taught by the same Jesuit professor: one on Plato and one on Aristotle. While both classes were excellent, I strongly ...