{"product_id":"a-history-of-western-philosophy-in-500-essential-quotations-paperback","title":"A History of Western Philosophy in 500 Essential Quotations - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLennox Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA History of Western Philosophy in 500 Essential Quotations\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of the greatest thoughts from history's greatest thinkers. Featuring classic quotations from: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAristotle on happiness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpicurus on the fear of death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Hume on beauty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Stuart Mill on freedom of speech\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFriedrich Nietzsche on the death of God\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigmund Freud on unconscious desires\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMichel Foucault on power\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eplus many more...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ci\u003eA History of Western Philosophy in 500 Essential Quotations\u003c\/i\u003e is ideal for anyone looking to quickly understand the fundamental ideas that have shaped the modern world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured quotes: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe unexamined life is not worth living.\u003c\/i\u003e - Socrates, as quoted in Plato, \u003ci\u003eApology\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMan is born free; and everywhere he is in chains. One thinks himself the master of others, and still remains a greater slave than they.\u003c\/i\u003e - Jean-Jacques Rousseau, \u003ci\u003eThe Social Contract\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThose only are happy ... who have their minds fixed on some object other than their own happiness; on the happiness of others, on the improvement of mankind, even on some art or pursuit ... Ask yourself whether you are happy, and you cease to be so.\u003c\/i\u003e - John Stuart Mill, \u003ci\u003eAutobiography\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point is to change it.\u003c\/i\u003e - Karl Marx, \u003ci\u003eTheses on Feuerbach\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho can decide offhand which is absolutely better to live or to understand life? We must do both alternately, and a man can no more limit himself to either than a pair of scissors can cut with single one of its blades.\u003c\/i\u003e - William James, \u003ci\u003eSome Problems of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 7.99 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47577901859037,"sku":"9781687227096","price":14.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/MVhJN1ZJWjIyRzZrb2JNT2dFUGJNQT09.webp?v=1773493766","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/a-history-of-western-philosophy-in-500-essential-quotations-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}