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    Philosophy in 40 Ideas: Lessons for life
    Philosophy in 40 Ideas: Lessons for life
    Philosophy in 40 Ideas: Lessons for life
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    Philosophy in 40 Ideas: Lessons for life

    By Campus London LTD (The School of Life) and Alain De Botton

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    A thought-provoking introduction to philosophy through 40 key ideas.

    This book artfully draws together forty of the greatest and most useful ideas found in philosophy, taking us on a journey around key concepts from both Eastern and Western cultures.

    Exploring relevant issues like work, love, anxiety, self-knowledge, and happiness, this essential guide reminds us of the wit, humanity, and relevance of great philosophers including Nietzsche, Heidegger, Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Buddha.


    • PHILOSOPHY FOR EVERYDAY LIFE
    • 40 KEY CONCEPTS presented in short, poetic chapters.
    • ANCIENT WISDOM, CONTEMPORARY APPLICATION explains how philosophy is still applicable today.
    • FULLY ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe School of Life
    Release dateOct 29, 2020
    ISBN9781912891580
    Philosophy in 40 Ideas: Lessons for life
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    Campus London LTD (The School of Life)

    The School of Life is a groundbreaking enterprise which offers good ideas for everyday living. Founded in 2008, The School of Life runs a diverse range of programmes and services which address questions of personal fulfilment and how to lead a better life. Drawing insights from philosophy, psychology, literature, the visual arts and sciences, The School of Life offers evening classes, weekends, conversation meals and other events that explore issues relating to big themes such as Love,Work, Play, Self, Family and Community.

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      Introduction

      Philosophy is a deeply unpopular subject that almost no one knows anything much about. The average school doesn’t teach it, the average adult doesn’t understand it – and the whole subject can seem scary, strange and not very necessary.

      All of this is a huge pity, because philosophy has a lot to say to everyone at any age. It might be the most important subject you’ll never be asked to study. We want to start opening the door by taking you on a tour of the history of philosophy’s greatest ideas.

      The word ‘philosophy’ itself starts to tell us why the subject matters. It’s originally a word from Ancient Greek. The first part – philo – means love. The second part, sophia, means wisdom. So philo-sophy means, quite literally, ‘the love of wisdom’.

      Philosophy is one of the great ways in which human beings can deal with the difficulties of life. It’s a storehouse of the best and richest ideas about confronting our tricky moments. Right at the beginning of its life, philosophy used to be done outdoors, in the public square, by ordinary people. That’s how one of the great early philosophers, Socrates, did it. Socrates lived in Athens more than two thousand years ago. He wore long robes (like everyone else in those days); he had a long beard, and he liked to walk about the city and meet his friends and ask them questions about what they were excited or worried or puzzled about. His idea was that often people don’t know why they have the thoughts and feelings they do. Socrates used philosophy to help us understand ourselves better. Socrates was very keen on the word ‘why’. He was always asking people tricky ‘why’ questions: why are you friends with this person; why don’t you like so-and so? He wasn’t being mean or awkward. He really wanted to have an interesting discussion. He wanted to be people’s thinking friend.

      Since Socrates’s time, philosophy has become a lot less public, friendly and useful. It’s often done in universities by people with no interest in improving the world right now.

      Fortunately, philosophy is now back on the public agenda and we can all benefit from its fruits. You too can be a bit like Socrates and be your own thinking friend by asking yourself the biggest questions. Welcome to the conversation.

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      Know yourself

      SOCRATES, the earliest and greatest of Western philosophers, summed up the purpose of philosophy in one simple phrase: ‘know yourself’. In giving this motto such importance in his thought, Socrates was alluding to a big problem with being human: we normally don’t know ourselves very

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