This lecture series aims to get readers acquainted with the philosophical way of life by first addressing general questions about what philosophy is, and then offering modest, engaging interpretations of classical texts ranging from the fragments of pre-Socratic Greek philosophers and Plato’s Republic, to the epic Hindu poem the Bhagavad Gita and the Tao Te Ching. The central discovery is that although philosophy has come to be known as an academic discipline within universities, the philosophical way of life extends far beyond the bounds of such infrastructures as it puts us in touch with a critical existential posture. As philosophers, we live toward wonder in such a way that, through this life-long practice, we become continuously more prepared to address the general question that never dies: what does it mean to live the good life?