{"product_id":"book-fxxx","title":"The Quest for Character","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Socrates’s greatest failure reveals about an ancient question: Can we teach our leaders to be better people?  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs good character something that can be taught? In 430 BCE, Socrates set out to teach the vain, power-seeking Athenian statesman Alcibiades how to be a good person—and failed spectacularly. Alcibiades went on to beguile his city into a hopeless war with Syracuse, and all of Athens paid the price.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Quest for Character\u003c\/i\u003e, philosophy professor Massimo Pigliucci tells this famous story and asks what we can learn from it. He blends ancient sources with modern interpretations to give a full picture of the philosophy and cultivation of character, virtue, and personal excellence—what the Greeks called \u003ci\u003earete\u003c\/i\u003e. At heart, \u003ci\u003eThe Quest for Character\u003c\/i\u003e isn’t simply about what makes a good leader. Drawing on Socrates as well as his followers among the Stoics, this book gives us lessons perhaps even more crucial: how we can each lead an excellent life. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49348688773424,"sku":"BDfxxx","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49348688806192,"sku":"ZEfxxx","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/363444-fxxx-Square.jpg?v=1734230859","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-fxxx","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}