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作者Simon Critchley 著

出版社Vintage

出版时间2009-02

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上书时间2024-03-06

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【内容简介】: “Tophilosophizeistolearnhowtodie.”—Cicero;assassinatedbyorderofMarkAntony

“Onewhonolongeriscannotsuffer.”—Lucretius;suicide,allegedlydrivenmadbyalovepotion

“Lifeissolitary,poor,nasty,brutish,andshort.”—Hobbes;diedinbed,age91

Inthiscollectionofbrieflives(anddeaths)ofnearlytwohundredoftheworld'sgreatestthinkers,notedphilosopherSimonCritchleycreatesaregisterofmortalitythatistragic,amusing,absurd,andexemplary.Fromtheself-mockinghaikusofZenmastersontheirdeathbedstothelastwordsofChristiansaintsandmodern-daysages,thisirresistiblebookcontainsmuchtoinspirebothamusementandreflection.

InformedbyCritchley'sacuteinsight,scholarlyintelligence,andsprightlywit,eachentrytellsitsowntale,butcollectedtogethertheyadduptoaprofoundandmovinginvestigationofmeaningandthepossibilityofhappinessforusall.
【作者简介】: SimonCritchlyisProfessorandChairofPhilosophyattheNewSchoolforSocialResearchinNewYork.Heistheauthorofmanybooks,mostrecently,OnHeidegger'sBeingandTimeandInfinitelyDemanding:EthicsofCommitment,PoliticsofResistance.TheBookofDeadPhilosopherswaswrittenonahilloverlookingLosAngeles,wherehewasascholarattheGettyResearchInstitute.HelivesinBrooklyn.