The Book Of Dead Philosophers Paperback / softback
by Simon Critchley
Paperback / softback
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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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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:334 pages
- Publisher:Melbourne University Press
- Publication Date:01/06/2008
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- ISBN:9780522855142
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:334 pages
- Publisher:Melbourne University Press
- Publication Date:01/06/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780522855142