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Mini Philosophy
- Author
- Jonny Thomson
- Narrator
- Jonny Thomson
- Publisher
- Headline
- Publish Date
- 2 December 2021
- Run Time
- 6 hours 31 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Mini Philosophy is a fascinating journey into what some of the greatest minds of the last 2,500 years have to say about the big questions in life, and why they are relevant to us today.
Covering everything from Sun Tzu's strategy for winning at board games to Freud's insights into our 'death drive'; why De Beauvoir believed the mothering instinct is a myth to why Schopenhauer probably wasn't much fun at parties, these mini-meditations will expand your mind (and bend it too).
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- Author
- Jonny Thomson
- Narrator
- Jonny Thomson
- Duration
- 6 hours 31 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 December 2021
- ISBN
- 9781472294180
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Headline
- Genre
- History of ideas, Popular philosophy, Topics in philosophy
Synopsis
150 bite-sized insights into philosophy's greatest minds. 'Engaging, smart and wise, Mini-Philosophy is a diverse taster menu of ideas on life, the mind and the world. Nutritious, bite-sized portions of philosophy that whet the appetite for more' - David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks Why do people enjoy watching scary movies? Should we bet on the existence of God? Why is pleasure better than pain? And when is a duck not a duck? Mini Philosophy is a fascinating journey into what some of the greatest minds of the last 2500 years have to say about the big questions in life, and why they are relevant to us today. Covering everything from Sun Tzu's strategy for winning at board games to Freud's insights into our 'death drive'; why De Beauvoir believed the mothering instinct is a myth to why Schopenhauer probably wasn't much fun at parties, these mini meditations will expand your mind (and bend it too).(P) 2021 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
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