| Great Philosophers Who Failed at Love Contributor(s): Shaffer, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061969818 ISBN-13: 9780061969812 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Individual Philosophers - Biography & Autobiography | Philosophers - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: 818.607 |
| LCCN: 2009054302 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.06" W x 7.14" (0.33 lbs) 208 pages |
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| Publisher Description: "Amazing stories Incredible quotes Sordid details This book shows that a genius in the realm of thought can be a dummy in the land of love." -- Tom Morris, author of If Aristotle Ran General Motors What do Ren Descartes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Jean-Paul Sartre have in common? That's right: they were all hopeless failures when it came to romance. Author Andrew Shaffer explores the paradox at the core of Western philosophical thought--that history's greatest thinkers were also the most pathetic lovers to ever walk the earth. With razor-sharp wit and probing insight, Shaffer shows how it's the philosophers' missteps, as much as their musings, that are able to truly boggle the intellect. |
Contributor Bio(s): Shaffer, Andrew: - Andrew Shaffer is the author of Great Philosophers Who Failed at Love and, under the pen name Fanny Merkin, Fifty Shames of Earl Grey. His writing has appeared in such diverse publications as Mental Floss and Maxim. An Iowa native, Shaffer lives in Lexington, Kentucky, a magical land of horses and bourbon. |