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Samuelson, Scott.
Philosophy.
Life.
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The deepest human life : an introduction to philosophy for everyone / Scott Samuelson.
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Samuelson, Scott.
University of Chicago Press, [2014]
Call #:
100
S193d
Subjects
Philosophy.
Life.
ISBN:
9780226130385 (hc.)
022613038X (hc.)
Description:
xiv, 216 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-200) and index.
Contents:
What is philosophy? -- Portrait of you as Odysseus -- Portrait of philosophy as Socrates -- What is happiness? -- The exquisite materialism of Epicurus -- The mysterious freedom of the Stoic -- Is knowledge of God possible? -- The ecstasy without a name -- In nightmares begins rationality -- The terrifying distance of the stars -- What is the nature of good and evil? -- The moral worth of a teardrop -- The beast that is and is not --The most beautiful thing in the world.
Summary:
"We leave philosophical matters to the philosophers in the same way that we leave science to scientists. Scott Samuelson thinks this is tragic, for our lives as well as for philosophy. He takes philosophy back from the specialists and restores it to its proper place at the center of our humanity, rediscovering it as our most profound effort toward understanding, as a way of life that anyone can live. Exploring the works of some of history's most important thinkers in the context of the everyday struggles of his students, he guides us through the most vexing quandaries of our existence and shows just how enriching the examined life can be. Scott Samuelson teaches philosophy at Kirkwood Community College in Iowa City, Iowa"--Provided by publisher.
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