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Feisty Fragments: For Philosophy

Name: Feisty Fragments: For Philosophy
Author: Vincent F. Hendricks
ISBN: 9781904987017

by Vincent F. Hendricks

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Overview

Philosophers have had a way of sometimes obstructing the admirable endeavour of philosophy: To address the fundamental issues of human existence and the workings of nature. This obstruction is emphasized by suggesting rather odd and exotic prerequisites for solving a seemingly simple problem; a particular jargon in which no words occurring have less than seven syllables and by insane thought experiments. When the impenetrable jargon is paired up with ludicrous thought experiments and the philosopher at the same time continues to insist that he or she is addressing the fundamental problems of the human existence and condition,
it begins to sound pretty much like the wizardry of Medieval alchemy. This is what Feisty Fragments echoes in words from Nietzsche to Einstein, from Catherine the Great to John F. Kennedy. Feisty Fragments is a collection of more than 250
quotations from people from all walks of life expressing their rather critical and often quite humorous takes on both philosophy and philosophers.

Synopsis

Feisty Fragments is a collection of more than 400 quotations from people from all walks of life expressing their rather critical and often quite humorous takes on both philosophy and philosophers - from Nietzsche to Einstein, from Catherine the Great to John F. Kennedy.

About the Author, Vincent F. Hendricks

Vincent F. Hendricks holds two doctoral degrees (dr. phil and PhD) in philosophy. He is author and/or editor of numerous books and articles on epistemology, logic and methodology. Among other things, he is the editor-in chief of Synthese Library, the highly estimated international book series on philosophy.