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An introduction to twelve thinkers drawing out the applicable and actionable content of their ideas for alleviating the struggles of the reader's everyday life. Aristotle on hangovers, Nietzsche on healthier living, John Stuart Mill on social reluctance and similar.
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Marie Robert holds a doctorate in Philosophy from the Sorbonne and lectured there, prior to deciding to focus on bringing a love of ideas to younger students by launching a Montessori school. She is currently the director of Paris’ Lycée International Montessori and a columnist at France Inter. Her books have been bestsellers in France, and rights to Keep It Together have sold in 15 countries worldwide.
Meg Richardson is currently pursuing an MFA in creative writing and translation at Columbia University. She is at work on a translation from Spanish to English of Chilean author Cristóbal Riego’s novel, Los Pololos de mi Mamá. More of her work can be seen at meg-richardson.com.
Zusammenfassung
Twelve great thinkers guide you calmly through life’s difficult times, and help you to keep it together, even when everything seems to be falling apart.
Whether you are dealing with an unexpected breakup, a nightmare social occasion, or the spurious urge to go on a radical juice detox, as philosophy professor Marie Robert shows, sometimes the best solutions to today’s problems are timeless. Discover Epicurus’s answer to how to disconnect from digital media, let Aristotle cure your hangover, get into shape with Nietzsche, and find answers to all of life’s most pressing dilemmas in this little book of philosophy for the real world.
Zusatztext
‘A charming book. Daring, funny, and intelligent.’
