Philosophy for Everybody: How Philosophy Can Lead All of Us to a Greater Understanding and Appreciation of the Most Important Aspects of Life

This important works shows the value of philosophy and how anyone can access it. The book begins by raising basic questions of what is philosophy and whether philosophy has value. It answers resoundingly in the affirmative that it can lead us to a richer and more full life. Highlighting a central benefit, philosophy helps us to distinguish between good and evil, so we can make more life-affirming choices. A foundation is first offered by providing a concise tour of the history of philosophy, from ancient to contemporary times. Then the author describes how three major ethical schools offer a common universal value, which he applies in specific chapters in realms from business to the arts. Using plain language, philosophy is made available as a workable tool for our lives, not an intellectual exercise for a few specialists. Philosophy as a hidden treasure is for everybody to find and use.

Richard P. Mullin earned his PhD in philosophy at Duquesne University, then taught philosophy for seven years at St. Bernard College in Alabama, and for thirty years at Wheeling Jesuit University. He also taught Business Ethics in the University's MBA program. He has lectured in American Philosophy in Slovenia and Slovakia and has frequently read papers at the meetings of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy. In The Soul of Classical American Philosophy: The Ethical and Spiritual Insights of William James, Josiah Royce, and Charles Sanders Pierce (SUNY Press 2007), he portrays the governing ideas of the founders of American Pragmatism. Ethics and the Full-Breasted Richness of Life (AllrOneofUs Publishing, 2020) presents a Roycean approach to nourishing the good life.