Preface -- Spinoza goes to IKEA : or, The problem with desires -- Aristotle and hangovers : or, Believing in the experience -- Nietzsche: just do it : or, Winning the race against yourself -- No news alerts allowed in the Garden of Epicurus : or, The ethics of mindfulness -- A blind date with Plato : or, Getting sick of feeling lovesick -- All things must Pas(cal) : or, Bringing time into focus -- Levinas before Xanax : or, Learning to love the other -- A bone to pick with Heidegger : or, What happens when your dog dies -- When you Kant get over a breakup : or, Separating reason and passion -- Bergson launches a start-up : or, Working to create yourself -- Wittgenstein, your boyfriend's family, and you : or, Integrating into a new culture -- Thanks a Mill-ion : or, Treading carefully around the truth.
Summary:
"A guide that explains how pearls of wisdom from the greatest Western philosophers can help readers face and make light of some of the daily challenges of modern life."--Provided by publisher.
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