Duveen Geoffrey Chaucer now with a new afterword

now with a new afterword to mark the 20th anniversary of publication

finding the same sense of wonder in a snail shell as in the formation of a star

Aristotle both widens the field of moral philosophy and simultaneously makes it more accessible to anyone who seeks an understanding of human nature

illustrated chapters framed as a process of self-observation

Drawing on the insights of both ancient and contemporary philosophers

Duveen Geoffrey Chaucer now with a new afterwordWhen you pay high for the priceless, youre getting it cheap. Joseph Duveen Joseph Duveen was the worlds most famous art dealer. His clients were amongst the most prominent and infamous Americans of the 20th century and included Mellon, Frick, Hearst, and Morgan. If you werent a client, chances are you were a nobody. Famous for his charm, shrewd salesmanship, relentless pursuit of the perfect objet dart, and his ability to command eye watering prices