A Young Person's Guide to Philosophy: "I Think, Therefore I Am"

by Jeremy Weate (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1998

  $4.64

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  Hardcover
  1998

  $4.12

  Which philosopher threw himself head first into a volcano to prove he was a god? Who formed a secret society and banned its members from eating beans? Is it true that one philosopher operated on his friend's liver and fitted it with a silver tap? Which philosopher insisted that his students sit in deckchairs? Why did another have to have a special niche cut into his table? Who was cut to pieces by sharpened seashells? These are just a few of the intriguing facts you will discover about philosophers in this fascinating book.