Philosophers Behaving Badly

by Nigel Rodgers and Mel Thompson

An engaging and often hilarious survey of the far-from-fusty extra-curricular activities of some of philosophy's finest practitioners Philosophers Behaving Badly examines the lives of eight great philosophers--Rousseau, whose views on education and the social order seem curiously at odds with his own outrageous life; Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, two giants of the 19th century whose words seem ever more relevant today; and five immensely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0720612195
• ISBN13: 9780720612196
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 8.5"