In Travels with Epicurus, Klein uncovers the simple pleasures that are av
ailable late in life, as well as the refined pleasures that only a mature mind can fully appreciate.
On freeing ourselves from the prison of everyday affairs
In Epicurus’s view, true happiness is a bargain, like, say, boiled lentils–or a yogurt dip. In a serene old age, who really feels deprived if he can’t feast on slow-roasted pheasant or, for that matter, the poached salmon with truffles my wife and I dined on just...
Published on November 09, 2015 21:00