The Philosophy Book

MAN WAS BORN FREE,

YET EVERYWHERE

HE IS IN CHAINS

THE UNIVERSE

HAS NOT ALWAYS

EXISTED

WE ONLY THINK WHEN

WE ARE CONFRONTED

WITH PROBLEMS

SOCIETY IS

INDEED A

CONTRACT

THE SOUL IS DISTINCT

FROM THE BODY

DOUBT IS NOT A

PLEASANT CONDITION,

BUT CERTAINTY

IS ABSURD

MAN IS THE

MEASURE OF

ALL THINGS

I THINK

THEREFORE

I AM

MAN IS A

MACHINE

TO BE IS TO BE

PERCEIVED

IMAGINATION

DECIDES

EVERYTHING

MIND

HAS NO

GENDER

THOUGHT HAS

ALWAYS WORKED

BY OPPOSITION

MAN IS SOMETHING

TO BE SURPASSED

How did the universe begin? What is truth? How can

we live good lives? Throughout history, humankind

has asked these and other big questions about the

nature of life and existence—and big thinkers have

offered solutions that continue to shape our world.

Written in plain English, The Philosophy Book is packed with

short, pithy explanations that cut through the jargon, step-by-

step diagrams that untangle knotty theories, classic quotes

that make philosophy memorable, and witty illustrations that

play with our ideas about ideas.

Whether you’re a complete beginner, an avid student, or an

armchair expert, you’ll fi nd plenty of food for thought in this book.

THAT WHICH IS

CANNOT BE TRUE

NO MAN’S KNOWLEDGE

HERE CAN GO BEYOND

HIS EXPERIENCE

WE ARE OURSELVES

THE ENTITIES TO

BE ANALYzED

TRUTH RESIDES IN THE

WORLD AROUND US

LANGUAGE IS

A SOCIAL ART

THE LIFE WHICH IS

UNEXAMINED IS NOT

WORTH LIVING

KNOWLEDGE

IS POWER

EARTHLY

KNOWLEDGE IS

BUT SHADOW

MAN IS

AN ANIMAL

THAT MAKES

BARGAINS

REASON LIVES

IN LANGUAGE

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THE DAO THAT CAN BE TOLD

IS NOT THE ETERNAL DAO

THERE IS

NOTHING

OUTSIDE OF

THE TEXT

LIFE WILL BE LIVED

ALL THE BETTER IF

IT HAS NO MEANING

ACT AS IF WHAT

YOU DO MAKES

A DIFFERENCE

OVER HIS OWN

BODY AND MIND ,

THE INDIVIDUAL

IS SOVEREIGN

MAN IS AN

INVENTION OF

RECENT DATE

THE END JUSTIFIES

THE MEANS

HAPPY IS HE WHO

HAS OVERCOME

HIS EGO

THE

PHILOSOPHY

BOOK

PHILOSOPHY

THE

BOOK

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