To understand Luciano De Crescenzo’s Storia della filosofia greca , one must first understand the concept of "Neapolitanity." For De Crescenzo, philosophy was never meant to be confined to dusty libraries or the ivory towers of academia. Instead, he saw the pre-Socratics, Socrates, and Epicurus as neighbors—passionate, flawed, and deeply human figures who were simply trying to figure out how to live a better life. Philosophy as a "Great Party"