{"product_id":"the-virtuous-life-9798235345904","title":"The Virtuous Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jaime Pasquier\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Jaime Pasquier\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Jaime Pasquier\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ethics \u0026amp; Moral Philosophy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Virtuous Life: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Living\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJaime Pasquier\u003c\/strong\u003e draws on four decades as the founder and CEO of a financial services firm to argue that lasting success - in business and in life - is built not from what we accumulate, but from who we become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart philosophy, part history of ideas, this book traces the thinkers who built Western civilization - from Socrates and Aristotle to the scientists and reformers who shaped the modern world - and asks why affluent societies, despite everything they've achieved, so reliably lose their way. The answer is ancient, practical, and urgently needed: the deliberate cultivation of character through \u003cstrong\u003ewisdom, courage, justice, and self-mastery\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who has achieved what they set out to achieve - and quietly wonders if this is all there is - this is not another productivity system. It is a foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe examined life isn't a luxury. It's the only one worth living.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Pasquier writes like someone who has actually wrestled with these ideas across a long career. By the third chapter I had put down my phone and gotten out a notebook. Highly recommended for anyone asking whether the scoreboard they've been keeping is the right one.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e - Verified Reviewer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The book I didn't know I needed. Pasquier has a gift for making ideas that feel distant become immediately relevant - he doesn't lecture, he reasons, and you find yourself reasoning alongside him. Give it the attention it asks for and it gives back considerably more.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e - Verified Reviewer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jaime Pasquier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47969171570839,"sku":"9798235345904","price":1375.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798235345904.webp?v=1782920736","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-virtuous-life-9798235345904","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}