The Virtuous Life - Couverture souple

Pasquier, Jaime

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798235345904

Editeur : Jaime Pasquier, 2026

Synopsis

In The Virtuous Life: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Living, Jaime Pasquier 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. Part 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 wisdom, courage, justice, and self-mastery. For 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. The examined life isn't a luxury. It's the only one worth living. ¿¿¿¿¿ "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." - Verified Reviewer ¿¿¿¿¿ "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." - Verified Reviewer

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jaime Pasquier is a #1 Amazon Bestselling Author and the founder of a Washington, D.C. metro-area financial services firm he led for four decades. An author and philosopher, he writes at the intersection of ancient wisdom and modern life, drawing on Stoicism, Aristotelian ethics, Buddhism, and Confucianism to explore the question achievement alone never answers: What kind of person are you becoming?

His book The Virtuous Life: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Living reflects a lifetime spent advising accomplished people seeking meaning beyond success. Pasquier holds a B.A. in Economics from George Mason University and studied the humanities at Marymount University. Fluent in English, Spanish, and French, he lives and writes in Washington, D.C.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jaime Pasquier
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798235345904
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 108
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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