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What Would Nietzsche Do?: Philosophical Solutions to Everyday Problems [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 192 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 208x147x18 mm, kaal: 454 g
  • Sari: What Would
  • Ilmumisaeg: 01-Sep-2017
  • Kirjastus: Firefly Books
  • ISBN-10: 177085987X
  • ISBN-13: 9781770859876
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 192 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 208x147x18 mm, kaal: 454 g
  • Sari: What Would
  • Ilmumisaeg: 01-Sep-2017
  • Kirjastus: Firefly Books
  • ISBN-10: 177085987X
  • ISBN-13: 9781770859876
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A new series of advice from the great philosophers on how to live an authentic life.

This book gives readers a peek into the minds of history's great thinkers, in this case, Friedrich Nietzsche and other philosophers that have considered life's most challenging dilemmas. The book asks these luminaries for their advice with the problems that threaten our contentment and beliefs and also provides a fascinating overview of the many branches of philosophical study.

The book has five sections of questions that any of us might ask and which, whether mundane or disturbing, do cause existential distress. Some examples are:

1. Relationships
Should I tell my partner that I kissed someone at the office party
I just found out that my dad is not my dad
My partner is cheating on me -- what should I do
My mother smacked me once -- it's all her fault

2. Self and identity
Everyone thinks of me differently -- so who the hell am I
Why shouldn't I do whatever I want
How do I become one of the good guys
Do I have to be a different person now that I'm a parent
I'm nearly 50 -- now what

3. How to live
Why should I be good
How can I be happy
Is it OK to hurt others on my way to a big promotion
Should I buy a bigger TV

4. Art and aesthetics
I think my partner is beautiful but my best friend doesn't agree
What's artistic about a can of soup
Should I enhance my looks with plastic surgery
What's so beautiful about nature

5. Politics
Why should I pay for someone else to get free healthcare
Should I leave the toilet seat up or down
I once got robbed, and now I'm too scared to walk the streets
Why can't I decide who to vote for.

Life is not simple and it is certainly not without many ethical and moral challenges to which we respond sometimes with intellect and other times with emotion. It can all be a bit much. Now a reader need only turn to the question troubling them and Nietzsche, along with Aristotle, Hobbes, Schopenhauer and other great thinkers, will tell you what they think.

Introduction 6(2)
Chapter 1 Relationships
8(38)
My friend's partner is cheating on her --- should I tell her?
How do I mend a broken heart? I'm having a silent battle with my partner about the setting of the thermostat for our heating I just found out that my dad is not my dad!
I ran over my neighbor's dog, avoiding another car... should I feel guilty?
My boyfriend spends most of his time playing computer games or on social media
My new lover seems to be obsessed with the physical side of our relationship, but I'm not that interested. Is there something wrong with me?
My partner bought me a pair of shoes for my birthday, but I think they're really ugly
Chapter 2 Work
46(26)
Is it OK to hurt others on my way to a big promotion?
I'm nearly 50 for cryin' out loud! I'm fed up with being an accountant --- should I follow my dream of being a rock star?
Should I incriminate my colleague to avoid getting fired?
I'll swear my computer has a mind of its own...
How come I've got to work overtime just to survive, while some people make a fortune for doing next to nothing?
I've just been laid off from work, and now I find there's just not enough work to go around
Chapter 3 Lifestyle
72(44)
I don't want to end up old and decrepit with no quality of life. Just give me a pill
Is it OK to believe in homeopathy?
My smartphone's been stolen, and I'm worried about identity theft
Will taking drugs help me understand life, the universe and everything?
If God had wanted us to be vegetarian, why did He make animals out of meat?
Sports car or station wagon?
I had a tough childhood, all right? It's not my fault I turned out bad
How can I be one of the good guys?
With all the trouble in the world today, how can I believe in God?
I'm scared of dying. Is that normal?
Chapter 4 Leisure
116(30)
Why does everybody take things so seriously? I just want to have a good time
My family wants to go camping --- but I can think of nothing worse than getting "back to nature"
Should I worry about how my food is produced?
Is Shakespeare better than The Simpsons?
What's artistic about a pile of junk? Am I missing something?
How come that $10 million painting is suddenly worthless now that it's been proved a fake?
My favorite singer has been convicted of domestic violence. Do I delete his stuff from my playlist?
Chapter 5 Politics
146(40)
I'm fed up with people telling me what to think
Why can't I decide who to vote for?
Why do politicians never give a straight answer?
I'm trying to run a business, but the regulations, bureaucracy and taxes are making it almost impossible
Should I trust the predictions of the so-called "experts"?
I'm as mad as hell with this government. What can I do to make them listen to me?
These days, I'm afraid to go out of my own front door
Why do I feel guilty walking past a panhandler?
Why should I do all the household chores? Shouldn't my partner do his fair share too?
Bibliography 186(2)
Index 188