Deep Thought

42 Fantastic Quotes That Define Philosophy

By: Gary Cox

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Hardcover | 22 October 2015 | Edition Number 1

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208 Pages

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As Douglas Adams points out, if there is no final answer to the vague philosophical question, 'What is the meaning of life?', 42 is as good or bad an answer to the question as any other. Indeed, 42 quotes might be even better. Gary Cox guides us through 42 of the most misunderstood, misquoted, provocative and significant quotes in the history of philosophy providing a witty and compelling commentary along the way.
This entertaining and illuminating collection of quotes doesn't merely list who said what and when. Gary Cox claims that each quote is a philosophical thesis in itself. By exploring who a particular philosopher is and what he or she really meant when they said what they said, this book looks for the philosophy within the quote.
Using the writings of everyone from Douglas Adams to A.J.Ayer and Thomas Aquinas to Karl Marx, gary Cox takes us on a philosophical journey through history, culture and writing to bring us to a deeper understanding of why we think the way we do.

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This entertaining and intelligent book of quotations is an excellent introduction to a vast and complex history of thought in the Western world that will leave you wiser for having read it. -- Charlie Pullen * The Bookbag *

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