The Joy of Philosophy: Thinking Thin Versus the Passionate Life

by Robert C. Solomon

Book Overview

The Joy of Philosophy is a return to some of the perennial questions of philosophy--questions about the meaning of life; about death and tragedy; about the respective roles of rationality and passion in the good life; about love, compassion, and revenge; about honesty, deception, and betrayal; and about who we are and how we think about who we are.

Recapturing the heart-felt confusion and excitement that originally brings us all to philosophy,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195067592
• ISBN13: 9780195067590
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.4"