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

  

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  Short Description for The Book of Dead PhilosophersThe question of what constitutes a 'good death' has been the central preoccupation of philosophers since ancient times. This book includes 190 philosopher's deaths that are bizarre, and tales of madness, murder, and pathos.
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  • Publisher: GRANTA BOOKS
  • Published: 05 October 2009
  • Format: Paperback 336 pages
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  • Categories: Philosophy | Popular Philosophy
  • ISBN 13: 9781847080790 ISBN 10: 1847080790
  • Sales rank: 102,439

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• The question of what constitutes a 'good death' has been the central preoccupation of philosophers since ancient times. Many of the 190 philosopher's deaths included here are bizarre, and tales of madness, murder, pathos (and bathos) abound. Heracleitus suffocated in cow dung; Empedocles leapt into a volcano; Jeremy Bentham had himself stuffed and sits on public view in University College London - "The Book of Dead Philosophers" will inspire both amusement and reflection. Looking at what great thinkers have said about death turns out to be a life-affirming enquiry into the meaning and possibility of human happiness. In learning how to die, we learn how to live.