Mini philosophy : a small book of big ideas / Jonny Thomson.

By:

Thomson, Jonny

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Wildfire, 2021.Description: 304 p. : ill. ; 16 cmISBN:

9781472282170 (hardcover)

Subject(s):

Philosophy

DDC classification:

100 23

Summary: 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).

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
100 - 199	West Grey Ayton Branch Shelves	Non-fiction	100 THO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		33321003222099

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Includes index.

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).

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