Jeffrey Hanson is Senior Philosopher in The Human Flourishing Program at Harvard’s Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University, USA.

• Introduction1. Plato2. Early Monasticism3. Augustine4. Hugh of Saint Victor and the High Middle Ages5. Petrarch and the Renaissance6. Martin Luther7. John Ruskin8. Simone WeilConclusionBibliographyIndex

With the recent, dramatic changes in the workplace and the economy, questions about meaningful work require understanding our Western historical sources in new ways. Hanson’s book is thought-provoking, demonstrating the importance of the Platonic tradition, which tends to be neglected and misunderstood when it comes to practicing the good life.

Jeffrey Hanson is Senior Philosopher in The Human Flourishing Program at Harvard’s Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University, USA.

• Introduction1. Plato2. Early Monasticism3. Augustine4. Hugh of Saint Victor and the High Middle Ages5. Petrarch and the Renaissance6. Martin Luther7. John Ruskin8. Simone WeilConclusionBibliographyIndex

With the recent, dramatic changes in the workplace and the economy, questions about meaningful work require understanding our Western historical sources in new ways. Hanson’s book is thought-provoking, demonstrating the importance of the Platonic tradition, which tends to be neglected and misunderstood when it comes to practicing the good life.

Jeffrey Hanson is Senior Philosopher in The Human Flourishing Program at Harvard’s Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University, USA.

• Introduction1. Plato2. Early Monasticism3. Augustine4. Hugh of Saint Victor and the High Middle Ages5. Petrarch and the Renaissance6. Martin Luther7. John Ruskin8. Simone WeilConclusionBibliographyIndex

With the recent, dramatic changes in the workplace and the economy, questions about meaningful work require understanding our Western historical sources in new ways. Hanson’s book is thought-provoking, demonstrating the importance of the Platonic tradition, which tends to be neglected and misunderstood when it comes to practicing the good life.