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The Path: A New Way to Think About Everything Hardcover – April 7, 2016

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Harvard's most popular professor explains how thinkers from Confucius to Zhuangzi can transform our lives

The first book of its kind, The Path draws on the work of the great but largely unknown Chinese philosophers to offer a profound guide to living well. By explaining what these teachings reveal about subjects from decision-making to relationships, it challenges some of our deepest held assumptions, forcing us to "unlearn" many ideas that inform modern society. The way we think we're living our lives isn't the way we live them.

The authors show that we live well not by "finding" ourselves and slavishly following a grand plan, as so much of Western thought would have us believe, but rather through a path of self-cultivation and engagement with the world. Believing in a "true self" only restricts what we can become - and tiny changes, from how we think about careers to how we talk with our family, can start to have powerful effects that will open up constellations of new possibilities.

Professor Michael Puett's course in Chinese philosophy has taken Harvard by storm. In The Path, he collaborates with journalist and author Christine Gross-Loh to make this timeless wisdom accessible to everyone for the very first time.
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  1. Print length
    204 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Penguin Viking
  4. Publication date
    April 7, 2016
  5. Dimensions
    5.67 x 0.94 x 8.74 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0241004497
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0241004494
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Viking (April 7, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 204 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0241004497
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0241004494
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.67 x 0.94 x 8.74 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 out of 5 stars 489 ratings

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  • Nati
    5.0 out of 5 stars Filosofía china en tu vida cotidiana.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2024
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    Un poco de sabiduría de los autores clásicos, pero desde un enfoque cercano, moderno y apto para todo lector, sea experimentado o principiante en el tema.
    Obviamente, el libro está en inglés.
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  • njata
    5.0 out of 5 stars I very much enjoy reading this book
    Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2017
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    I very much enjoy reading this book! It introduces us to philosophical ideas on how to respond to daily situations in a way that is more practise orientated than cryptic or just hypothetical. It combines ancient wisdom with an extremely modern and relevant approach.
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  • Jean-Minet
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2017
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    Excellent book that everyone should read.
    Changes the way you see life.
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  • Bertus Kock
    5.0 out of 5 stars Seeing past the Westerners' views on Chinese philosophers
    Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2016
    I really enjoyed reading this book. What we tend to forget, when we read any translated text from Chinese culture, is that they tend to be interpretations from a Westerners perspective. What this author does, is explain the Westerner's perspective; why we think or reason the way we do, and how the Chinese philosophers were different and even in some cases, very similar.

    If you ever wanted an overview of what drove Chinese philosphers like Confucius, Mencius, Laozi and others and how to make that part of your practical daily life, then look no further. The book is easy to read, with practical examples and will most likely create lots of new questions, from within yourself, to explore.
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    Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2016
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  • Jo Tully
    1.0 out of 5 stars This book makes a wonderful topic truly boring
    Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2018
    This book makes a wonderful topic truly boring.
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  • Merlin King Leigh
    1.0 out of 5 stars MERLIN KING LEIGH
    Reviewed in Spain on May 10, 2017
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    Si este libre revela el nivel intelectual de los estudiantes de Harvard y encima despierta entusiasmo entre los famosos... Que dios nos coja confesados. Psicología barata y consejos de vida sentimental tipo revista de corazón para clases medias americanas. Se hubiera podido basar todo esto en los filósofos alemanes o los equipos de la Premier League y olvidarse de los pobres Chinos...
    Comprado gracias a una publicidad engañosa.
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  • Simon
    2.0 out of 5 stars On annonce des exemples concrets mais rien
    Reviewed in France on January 18, 2017
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    Ayant rapidement lu un article sur l'auteur et ses idées j'ai acheté le livre.
    C'est assez mal écrit, et on rentre jamais dans quelque chose de très concret alors que c'est ce que le livre annonce.

    Pour faire simple : c'est une idée occidentale qu'on "est comme ça" alors que selon ces philosophie asiatique on peut toujours évoluer et pas devenir ce qu'on a envie de devenir. Voilà, il faut abandonner l'idée de "je suis comme ça" et se reconstruire comme bon nous semble.
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  • Pierre-Élie Hupe
    5.0 out of 5 stars No wonders it's the 3ed most followed class in Havard ...
    Reviewed in Canada on May 17, 2017
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    No wonders it's the 3ed most followed class in Havard. Food for though and lot of insight on our personal relation too ourself, the world and, above everything else, others. A must read in a lifetime!
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  • Kennyelvis
    5.0 out of 5 stars Urging some deep thinking
    Reviewed in Australia on August 6, 2017
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    Really enjoyed the challenging nature of this book. For the psychologists the philosophers and those wanting the answers. I like a book that then tells you there may be no answers. But the questions are fun.
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  • Janez
    5.0 out of 5 stars The game changer book
    Reviewed in Germany on January 12, 2023
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    The book might change your life.
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