{"product_id":"0307390438","title":"BK OF DEAD PHILOSOPHERS (Vintage)","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003e“To philosophize is to learn how to die.” —Cicero; assassinated by order of Mark Antony\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“One who no longer is cannot suffer.” —Lucretius; suicide, allegedly driven mad by a love potion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.” —Hobbes; died in bed, age 91\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of brief lives (and deaths) of nearly two hundred of the world's greatest thinkers, noted philosopher Simon Critchley creates a register of mortality that is tragic, amusing, absurd, and exemplary. From the self-mocking haikus of Zen masters on their deathbeds to the last words of Christian saints and modern-day sages, this irresistible book contains much to inspire both amusement and reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInformed by Critchley's acute insight, scholarly intelligence, and sprightly wit, each entry tells its own tale, but collected together they add up to a profound and moving investigation of meaning and the possibility of happiness for us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies \u0026amp; Memoirs\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessionals \u0026amp; Academics\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003ePhilosophers\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommunity \u0026amp; Culture\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eEmigrants \u0026amp; Immigrants\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Social Sciences\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilosophy\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Schools of Thought\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eMovements\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eIndividual Philosophers\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSports \u0026amp; Outdoors\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eGolf\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBook details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Critchley, Simon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 306\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780307390431\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":49275158790334,"sku":"0307390438-4","price":5.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/51KgEbSbWEL.jpg?v=1791917411","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0307390438","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}