To live well. Models of personal philosophy from Buddhism to secular humanism

Each person has a life philosophy. Most often, it is laid in childhood as a result of education in the family. Rare people choose it consciously, as happened with some of the authors of this collection, and all of them recognized authorities and brilliant specialists in their field. On the pages of the book, a dizzying panorama of philosophical worldviews unfolds - from eastern (Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism and Taoism) to Western (Aristotelicism, Epicurery and Stoicism); From the centuries consecrated by centuries (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) to modern concepts, such as ethical culture, existentialism, effective altruism, pragmatism and secular humanism. If you doubt your current ideas about life, about the universe and the world as a whole, you have a chance to try on yourself or even accept another philosophy. If your coordinate system suits you, getting to know other approaches will strengthen you in your beliefs. As Epicurus said, “we are born once, but you can’t be born twice”, therefore, it is impossible to overestimate the role of life philosophy in how we live our only life.