莫里·施瓦茨是作者米奇·阿尔博姆在大学时，曾给予过他许多思想的教授。米奇毕业十五年后的一天，偶然得知莫里·施瓦茨罹患肌萎性侧索硬化，来日无多，这时老教授所感受的不是对生命即将离去的恐惧，而是希望把自己许多年来思考的一些东西传播给更多的人，于是米奇·阿尔博姆作为老人唯一的学生，相约每个星期二上课。在其后的十四个星期里，米奇每星期二都飞越七百英里到老人那儿上课。在这十四堂课中，他们聊到了人生的许多组成部分，如何面对他人，如何面对爱，如何面对恐惧，如何面对家庭，以及感情及婚姻，金钱与文化，衰老与死亡。最后一堂课是莫里老人的葬礼，整个事情的过程，以及这十四堂课的笔记便构成了这本《相约星期二》。

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