Grayling brings satisfying order to daunting subjects Steven PinkerAn enthusiastic thinker who embraces humour common sense and lucidity IndependentFrom the eminent philosopher an authoritative exploration of the great questions of how to liveThere is a question everyone has to ask and answer in fact has to keep on asking and keep on answering. It is How should I live my life meaning What values shall I live by What sort of person should I be What shall I aim for The great majority of people do not ask this question they merely answer it unthinkingly by adopting conventional views of life and what matters in it.From Stoics to existentialists in philosophy and literature discussion of the philosophy of life of love and death of courage fortitude and wisdom challenges us all to think about what kinds of life are truly worth living. In this summation of a lifetime thinking and writing about this great question A.