The Philosopher's Diet - How to Lose Weight and Change the World

Rich food for thought-a philosopher's guide to losing weight, and keeping it off, by embracing a whole new approach to life.

In this slim volume, a middle-aged philosopher takes on the weighty double challenge of comprehending an expanding universe while fighting an expanding waistline. Witty, thoughtful, and practical, this is a thinking person's guide to the how-and why-of watching what you eat.

"I urge you to live at the peak of enjoyment of life," Richard Watson writes. "Descartes said that the essence of the soul is self-consciousness. If you want to enjoy your life, pay attention to what you are doing. Control as much of your life as you can. Live in full consciousness. And don't stop thinking for yourself."

Here's an erudite and fascinating combination of common sense, Cartesian philosophy, and the presumption that understanding the mysteries of weight loss and the universe are somehow compatible, even sympathetic, ambitions. If Descartes had written a treatise on losing weight as a way to maintain discipline amidst life's vicissitudes, it would have read much like this. Richard Watson wants you to lose weight, as he did, while gaining new wisdom about yourself-and what you eat.

About the author

Richard Watson was a professor of philosophy and a pre-eminent Cartesian scholar.

Summary

Discover the meaning of life and eliminate fat in one stroke. This book combines common sense, Cartesian philosophy and an understanding that the mysteries of weight loss and the universe are compatible bedfellows.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Watson, Richard A. Watson
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.1999
• EAN: 9781567920840
• ISBN: 978-1-56792-084-0
• No. of pages: 109
• Series: Nonpareil Book; Nonpareil Book
• Subjects: Guides > Health > Diet; Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diet & Nutrition / Diets, Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900, Western philosophy: Enlightenment