Philosophy in Seven Sentences: A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic Groothuis Douglas
Philosophy in Seven Sentences: A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic Groothuis Douglas Philosophy is not a closed club or a secret society. To get us started, Douglas Groothuis unpacks seven pivotal…
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Philosophy in Seven Sentences: A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic Groothuis Douglas
Philosophy is not a closed club or a secret society. To get us started, Douglas Groothuis unpacks seven pivotal sentences from the history of western philosophy--a few famous, all short, none trivial. It's for anyone who thinks big questions are worth talking about.
Since every philosopher has a story, not just a series of ideas, Groothuis also offers a bit of each one's life to set the stage. Included are:"The unexamined life is not worth living."--Socrates"You have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you."--Augustine"I think, therefore I am."--Decartes"The heart has reasons, that reason knows nothing of."--PascalSentences from Protagoras, Aristotle and Kierkegaard round out this quick tour. The seven sterling sentences themselves, while they can't tell us all there is to know, offer bridges