Ren sheng wen ti de you yi da an

wei da si xiang jia ru he jie jue ni de fan nao = Great thinkers : simple tools from 60 great thinkers to improve your life today

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Alain de Botton, Limin Lin: Ren sheng wen ti de you yi da an (Chinese language, 2017, Xian jue chu ban gu fen you xian gong si)

461 pages

Chinese language

Published Nov. 13, 2017 by Xian jue chu ban gu fen you xian gong si.

ISBN:
978-986-134-307-5
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OCLC Number:
1037022327

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Great Thinkers is a compilation of 60 short essays -- about 1,500 to 3,000 words each -- published by The School of Life, which dedicates itself to “developing emotional intelligence through the help of culture”. It describes the book as a volume of some of the most important ideas of Eastern and Western culture, drawn from the works of philosophers, political theorists, sociologists, artists, and novelists “whom we believe have the most to offer us today”.

The individual essays are well written and easy to read. They provide the essential lessons through each concise biography.

For the individuals that you may already recognise and/or have studied as a youth, there are refreshing insights. For example, students of the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche are familiar with his maxim, “God is dead”, but did you know that he hated alcohol for the same reason that he scorned Christianity -- because both numb pain …

Subjects

  • Philosophers
  • Philosophy
  • Idea (Philosophy)
  • Biography