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Philosophers’ weird deaths reveal how to live—a darkly humorous guide.
The Book Of Dead Philosophers
$66.63
- Paperback
334 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2008
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Summary
The Book of Dead Philosophers chronicles the deaths of almost 200 philosophers—tales of weirdness, madness, suicide, murder, pathos, and bad luck.
- Diogenes died by holding his breath.
- Plato allegedly died of a lice infestation.
- Diderot choked to death on an apricot.
- Nietzsche made a long, soft-brained and dribbling descent into oblivion after kissing a horse in Turin.
From the self-mocking haikus of Zen masters on their deathbeds to the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522855142 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522855148 |
| Author: | Simon Critchley |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 334 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2008 |
| Weight: | 359g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 140mm x 209mm |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
140 × 209 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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About The Author
Simon Critchley
Simon Critchley is an influential British philosopher now teaching in the United States. He is currently Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research, New York, and at the University of Essex.
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