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 influential philosophers of the 20th century, Russell, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Sartre, and Foucault.
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"For the impatient general reader seeking just enough play-by-play and detail, Rodgers and Thompson arrange a basic tool kit. Some of their material shocks, entertains and provokes on its own, with no need to attempt grand critical theory." —Philadelphia Enquirer
"The text is excellent. The premise is simple, though I am not aware of it having been done before or at least not so well. . . . The incidents are well chosen and the authors are to be congratulated." —Times Higher Education Supplement
Author Biography
Nigel Rodgers is a historian and author of several publications, most recently The Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome as well as biographies of Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill.
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