Lennox Johnson

A History of Western Philosophy in 500 Essential Quotations Lennox Johnson

A History of Western Philosophy in 500 Essential Quotations is a collection of the greatest thoughts from history's greatest thinkers. Featuring classic quotations from: Aristotle on happinessEpicurus on the fear of deathDavid Hume on beautyJohn Stuart Mill on freedom of speechFriedrich Nietzsche on the death of GodSigmund Freud on unconscious desiresMichel Foucault on powerplus many more... A History of Western Philosophy in 500 Essential Quotations is ideal for anyone looking to quickly understand the fundamental ideas that have shaped the modern world. Featured quotes: The unexamined life is not worth living. - Socrates, as quoted in Plato, Apology Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains. One thinks himself the master of others, and still remains a greater slave than they. - Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract Those only are happy ... who have their minds fixed on some object other than their own happiness; on the happiness of others, on the improvement of mankind, even on some art or pursuit ... Ask yourself whether you are happy, and you cease to be so. - John Stuart Mill, Autobiography The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point is to change it. - Karl Marx, Theses on Feuerbach Who can decide offhand which is absolutely better to live or to understand life? We must do both alternately, and a man can no more limit himself to either than a pair of scissors can cut with single one of its blades. - William James, Some Problems of Philosophy