James Sloan Allen

I read this as that of a father writing to his posterity the value of life and how to live it. I bears keeping handy as one would any operating manual.

Goodreads has the wrong author. The actual author is James Sloan Allen. Hmmm.

Sometimes the conversation about being a secular humanist and agnostic turns toward ethics and questions like "why be good?" Or, without God, questions like life's meaning and purpose. In supporting Torrey House Press we go by the philosophy that literature creates culture. Here James Sloan Allen examines 50 classic works and how they teach us to live life well.

And the summaries beat Cliff Notes or Wikipedia all to hell.

Sometimes the conversation about being a secular humanist and agnostic turns toward ethics and questions like "why be good?" Or, without God, questions like life's meaning and purpose. In supporting Torrey House Press we go by the philosophy that literature creates culture. Here James Sloan Allen examines 50 classic works and how they teach us to live life well.

And the summaries beat Cliff Notes or Wikipedia all to hell.