Overview of Words of Wisdom: Philosophy's Most Important Quotations and Their Meanings Book

Words of Wisdom is an anthology of history s most memorable, uplifting or thought-provoking quotations from the greatest philosophers who have ever lived. Each of the 350 quotations is accompanied by a brief essay that tells the story of the speaker or explains the circumstances that gave rise to the quotation. The words used often encapsulate the human condition and offer instruction and inspiration in equal measure.Contains all the most famous philosophical quotations, including: I know that I know nothing , Socrates Eureka: I have found it! , Archimedes Every instant of time is a pinprick of eternity , Marcus Aurelius Entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily , William of Occam Cogito ergo sum , Descartes I am what I am , Descartes The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals , Bentham The world is will to power and nothing else , Nietzsche What does not destroy me makes me stronger , Nietzsche One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman , Simone de Beauvoir Existence precedes essence , Jean-Paul Sartre Life must be lived forward, but can only be understood backward , Kierkegaard Many people would sooner die than think. In fact they do , Russell

• Book Type :

Humanities

• Book Binding :

Paperback

• Language :

English

• Number of Pages :

• ISBN - 10 :

1848660707

• Words of Wisdom: Philosophy's Most Important Quotations and Their Meanings Published On :

Import, 1 Nov 2010

• Resource:

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