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A History of Western Philosophy in 500 Essential Quotations is a collection of the greatest thoughts from history's greatest thinkers. Featuring classic quotations from: - Aristotle on happiness
- Epicurus on the fear of death
- David Hume on beauty
- John Stuart Mill on freedom of speech
- Friedrich Nietzsche on the death of God
- Sigmund Freud on unconscious desires
- Michel Foucault on power
- plus many more...
A History of Western Philosophy in 500 Essential Quotations is ideal for anyone looking to quickly understand the fundamental ideas that have shaped the modern world. Featured quotes: The unexamined life is not worth living. - Socrates, as quoted in Plato, Apology Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains. One thinks himself the master of others, and still remains a greater slave than they. - Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract Those only are happy ... who have their minds fixed on some object other than their own happiness; on the happiness of others, on the improvement of mankind, even on some art or pursuit ... Ask yourself whether you are happy, and you cease to be so. - John Stuart Mill, Autobiography The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point is to change it. - Karl Marx, Theses on Feuerbach Who can decide offhand which is absolutely better to live or to understand life? We must do both alternately, and a man can no more limit himself to either than a pair of scissors can cut with single one of its blades. - William James, Some Problems of Philosophy |
