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  The Book of Dead Philosophers (Vintage) (Paperback) By (author) Simon Critchley

  

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  Short Description for The Book of Dead PhilosophersIn this rigorous, profound and frequently hilarious ("The Sunday Telegraph," UK) work, philosopher Critchley recounts the deaths of more than 190 philosophers and shows how their variously tragic, amusing, bizarre, and absurd ends can help readers lead richer lives.
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  • Publisher: Vintage Books USA
  • Published: 10 February 2009
  • Format: Paperback 265 pages
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  • Categories: Philosophy
  • ISBN 13: 9780307390431 ISBN 10: 0307390438
  • Sales rank: 215,009

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• "To philosophize is to learn how to die." --Cicero; assassinated by order of Mark Antony "One who no longer is cannot suffer." --Lucretius; suicide, allegedly driven mad by a love potion "Life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." --Hobbes; died in bed, age 91 In this collection of brief lives (and deaths) of nearly two hundred of the world's greatest thinkers, noted philosopher Simon Critchley creates a register of mortality that is tragic, amusing, absurd, and exemplary. From the self-mocking haikus of Zen masters on their deathbeds to the last words of Christian saints and modern-day sages, this irresistible book contains much to inspire both amusement and reflection. Informed by Critchley's acute insight, scholarly intelligence, and sprightly wit, each entry tells its own tale, but collected together they add up to a profound and moving investigation of meaning and the possibility of happiness for us all.