Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figure x
4. Introduction. Philosophy as a Guide to la Dolce Vita 1
5. I Build Not Thereon 9
6. II Remember Death 41
7. III Reap the Day 77
8. IV Love and Do What You Will 121
9. V Make a Palace of Your Memory 185
10. Conclusion. What Resists Time Is What’s Ever Flowing 225
11. Acknowledgments 233
12. Appendix: Rome by Way of the Winged Eye 237
13. Notes 241
14. Index 263