When Schopenhauer slipped: A small story of a great thinker: A small story of a great thinker

Author: Otto A. Baumeister
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book tells the "small stories" of sixty-five thinkers, from the ancient Greek philosopher Thales to the contemporary German philosopher Habermas. From seemingly insignificant perspectives, readers are led to gradually appreciate the diverse and challenging history of human philosophical thought. You may be impressed by their persistent determination to understand the world and human nature; you may laugh at their "obsessive madness." Those varied "strange ideas" may amaze you; those completely opposing thoughts may leave you bewildered. However, these humorous stories truly reveal that human thinking has gradually matured, and philosophy has developed step by step. A series of anecdotes about thinkers. This book tells the "small stories" of sixty-five thinkers, from the ancient Greek philosopher Thales to the contemporary German philosopher Habermas. From seemingly insignificant perspectives, readers are led to gradually appreciate the diverse and challenging history of human philosophical thought. You may be impressed by their persistent determination to understand the world and human nature; you may laugh at their "obsessive madness." Those varied "strange ideas" may amaze you; those completely opposing thoughts may leave you bewildered. However, these humorous stories truly reveal that human thinking has gradually matured, and philosophy has developed step by step.