PROFESSOR Edith Hall of Durham University, will be talking about Aristotle on Tuesday, January 10 at 2pm at Rawdon Community Library.

Prof Hall is the author of ‘Aristotle’s Way: How Ancient Wisdom can Change Your Life’ and is renowned for bringing Aristotle to life and making clear his relevance to modern life.

A spokesperson for the Rawdon Community Library Lecture Series said: "Aristotle was an extraordinary thinker, perhaps the greatest in history. Yet he was preoccupied by an ordinary question: how to be happy. His deepest belief was that we can all be happy in a meaningful, sustained way – and he led by example.

"Professor Hall shows how ancient thinking is precisely what we need today, even if you don’t know your Odyssey from your Iliad. In ten practical lessons we come to understand more about our own characters and how to make good decisions. We learn how to do well in an interview, how to choose a partner and life-long friends, and how to face death or bereavement.

"Life deals the same challenges – in Ancient Greece or the modern world. Aristotle’s way is not to apply rules – it’s about engaging with the texture of existence, and striding purposefully towards a life well lived."

Tickets are £5 (£3 students) available on the door or in advance from the library in Micklefield Park. Refreshments will be served.