Beschreibung:
"This warm and witty book does something wonderful: it brings the great ideas of philosophy into our lives. Young is a bright new voice."John Armstrong, author of Love, Life, Goethe: How to be Happy in an Imperfect World
Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Manholes and tears; Chapter 2 What a piece of work is a man; Chapter 3 The reins of necessity; Chapter 4 A farewell to arms; Chapter 5 Matisse's hernia; Chapter 6 The private life; Chapter 7 Footnotes to Plato; Chapter 8 Balancing the books;