The Art of Philosophy: Wisdom as a Practice

by Peter Sloterdijk

Book Overview

In his best-selling book You Must Change Your Life, Peter Sloterdijk argued exercise and practice were crucial to the human condition. In The Art of Philosophy, he extends this critique to academic science and scholarship, casting the training processes of academic study as key to the production of sophisticated thought. Infused with humor and provocative insight, The Art of Philosophy further integrates philosophy and human existence, richly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231158718
• ISBN13: 9780231158718
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher