The Book Of Dead Philosophers
Critchley, Simon
| Autor: | Critchley, Simon |
|---|---|
| Themengebiete: | Psychology |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 09.05.2025 |
| EAN: | 9780522855142 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 336 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Melbourne University |
Produktinformationen "The Book Of Dead Philosophers"
The Book of Dead Philosophers chronicles the deaths of almost 200 philosophers-tales of weirdness, madness, suicide, murder, pathos and bad luck.Diogenes died by holding his breath.Plato allegedly died of a lice infestation.Diderot choked to death on an apricot.Nietzsche made a long, soft-brained and dribbling descent into oblivion after kissing a horse in Turin.From the self-mocking haikus of Zen masters on their deathbeds to the last words (gasps) of modern-day sages, The Book of Dead Philosophers chronicles the deaths of almost 200 philosophers-tales of weirdness, madness, suicide, murder, pathos and bad luck.In this elegant and amusing book, Simon Critchley argues that the question of what constitutes a 'good death' has been the central preoccupation of philosophy since ancient times. As he brilliantly demonstrates, looking at what the great thinkers have said about death inspires a life-affirming enquiry into the meaning and possibility of human happiness.In learning how to die, we learn how to live.
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