The Heart of Things: Applying Philosophy to the 21st Century
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He assumes that the readers agree with lots of his thoughts. Really annoying and weird. The last chapter was bizarrely about Bertrand Russell's book 'History of Western Philosophy' - almost as if it was an apology for this bo I bought this after being impressed by the contents page and good reviews. The last chapter was bizarrely about Bertrand Russell's book 'History of Western Philosophy' - almost as if it was an apology for this book and a recommendation for a better book.
Apr 06, Ann Tonks rated it it was amazing Shelves: Grayling Everyone wishes to live a life that is satisfying and fulfilling, in which there is achievement and pleasure, and which has the respect of people one, in turn, respects. May 14, Sarah rated it did not like it Shelves: Everyone wishes to live a life that is satisfying and fulfilling, in which there is achievement and pleasure, and which has the respect of people one, in turn, respects. The Search for the Best Way to Live.
Even the section on 'People' which seems hard to go wrong with was written in a very dull manner. First time I've read this author - doubt I'll read him again.
Buy The Heart of Things: Applying Philosophy to the 21st Century by A.C. Grayling (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Free UK delivery on. The Heart of Things has ratings and 12 reviews. Sarah said: Essentially a series of long blog posts in which Grayling thinks some not-very-original t.
Jun 12, Tom rated it liked it. There's some interesting ideas here and there but I do get the impression that he has just taken a quick look at some ideas, made his point and then not really bothered to look any deeper into them. One point taken as an example would be the way he refers to Clausewitz and his works, it really was a bit lacking on subject depth and comprehension, I only say this since I have studied this subject but it does make me wonder on what other issues he has only taken a perfunctory glance.
The Heart of Things: Applying Philosophy to the 21st Century
Still there a There's some interesting ideas here and there but I do get the impression that he has just taken a quick look at some ideas, made his point and then not really bothered to look any deeper into them. Still there are some good arguments which make you think and that has brought it up a star for me.
View all 4 comments. Mar 20, Colin added it Shelves: Another brilliant collection of essays from A. Grayling, who is quickly becoming one of my favorite thinkers of all time despite a tendency towards rather rabid atheism. A triumph of humanistic thought! He covers quite a few interesting topics so it was enjoyable to read and did make me think about people, life and society just a little bit more.
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Apr 06, Ann Tonks rated it it was amazing Shelves: Everyone should read the work of this wonderful philospher. Oct 12, Hadi rated it did not like it Shelves: I enjoyed Grayling's musings in The Meaning of Things and was looking forward to making my way through this book but it felt a little tossed together.
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