The Philosophy Cure (Lessons on Living from the Great Philosophers | Paperback)

The Philosophy Cure (Lessons on Living from the Great Philosophers | Paperback)

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The wisdom of famous philosophers distilled into practical takeaways for modern readers
For centuries, philosophers have considered the “big questions” of human life, mulling over everything from ethics to the definition of reality. Their ideas and insights are powerful and innovative, but often inaccessible and far too academic for most readers. In The Philosophy Cure: Lessons on Living from the Great Philosophers, scholar and expert on Cartesian philosophy, Laurence Devillairs has stripped away the convoluted language, translating the core ideas and wisdom of some of the most prominent philosophers into simple concepts for modern readers. She skillfully reveals that far from being impractical or distantly academic, philosophy is, at its heart, a deeply useful discipline ultimately concerned with what it means to live a good and fulfilling life.

Perfect for readers who are intrigued with philosophy, but who are uninterested in reading dense academic texts, The Philosophy Cure reveals the true wisdom of the best-known philosophers―from Socrates to Kant and Descartes.
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GraduateoftheEcoleNormaleSuperieure,associate,doctorandlecturerinphilosophy,LaurenceDevillairsisaspecialistinDescartesandphilosophyoftheseventeenthcentury.SheisDeanoftheFacultyofPhilosophyoftheICPandintheauthorofThePhilosophyCurealongwithseveralotherbookspublishedinFrench.

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Chapter Page
Introduction 1
UseasDirected:HealingYourLife 4
AfflictionsoftheBody
Beautiful,Fat,Ugly,andSkinny 21
TheLastActIsTragic 26
NothingIsMoreDespicableThanIllness 31
Suffering 37
Aging 41
Tobacco,Alcohol,andAddiction 45
Hunger:TheDieteticsofPleasure 51
AfflictionsoftheBrain 56
AfflictionsoftheSoul
Living 65
DailyLife 69
Akrasia,ortheCounterfeitDisease 74
Burnout 79
GoodCompany,BadCompany:"ManIsWolftoMan" 84
FearandTrembling 88
Love 93
LoveatFirstSight 99
OpiumSmokers 102
RegretsandRemorse 106
TheWorriesofEverydayLife
Money 115
NeighborhoodProblems 120
TheBore,thePygmalion,andtheSoliloquist 123
(OtherPeople's)Children,Friends,andFamily 126
BossesandColleagues 129
GettingWetatthePool,andOtherThingsYouCan'tChange 133
AfflictionsoftheMind,TemporaryandChronic
Depression,Melancholy,TaediumVitae,orAcedia 141
Envy,Jealousy,andSchadenfreude 145
Life'sLittleAccidents
Mistakes,Sins,andaGuiltyConscience 153
Failure,Defeat,andBankruptcy 159
BorderlineCases
IdentityDisorders:ShameandNarcissism 167
Madness 170
SolitudeandIsolation 173
Suicide 175
CuriousTheories
SportsMakeYouAntisocial 181
GatheringNoMoss 184
ManIsaHuntingDogLikeAnyOther 186
GrowingPlantsandPerfume 189
PedantryandDonkey'sMilk 191
HappinessintheMomentIstheHappinessofaCow 193
TheTransitionalObject 195
LearningtoUnderstandLovebyWatchingComedies 197
AnimalPhilosophies 199
Acknowledgments 203
Notes 205
IndexofAuthorsCited 223
AbouttheAuthor 225