{"product_id":"great-philosophers-who-failed-at-love-paperback","title":"Great Philosophers Who Failed at Love - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Shaffer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Amazing stories  Incredible quotes  Sordid details  This book shows that a genius in the realm of thought can be a dummy in the land of love.\" -- Tom Morris, author of \u003cem\u003eIf Aristotle Ran General Motors\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat do Ren  Descartes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Jean-Paul Sartre have in common? That's right: they were all hopeless failures when it came to romance. Author Andrew Shaffer explores the paradox at the core of Western philosophical thought--that history's greatest thinkers were also the most pathetic lovers to ever walk the earth. With razor-sharp wit and probing insight, Shaffer shows how it's the philosophers' missteps, as much as their musings, that are able to truly boggle the intellect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew people have failed at love as spectacularly as the great philosophers. Although we admire their wisdom, history is littered with the romantic failures of the most sensible men and women of every age, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFriedrich Nietzsche: Ah, women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent. (Rejected by everyone he proposed to, even when he kept asking and asking.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJean-Paul Sartre: There are of course ugly women, but I prefer those who are pretty. (Adopted his mistress as his daughter.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLouis Althusser: The trouble is there are bodies and, worse still, sexual organs. (Accidentally strangled his wife to death.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd dozens of other great thinkers whose words we revere--but whose romantic decisions we should avoid at all costs.\u003c\/p\u003e--A.J. Jacobs, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Year of Living Biblically and The Know-It-All\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew people have failed at love as spectacularly as the great philosophers. Although we admire their wisdom, history is littered with the romantic failures of the most sensible men and women of every age, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFriedrich Nietzsche: \"Ah, women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent.\" (Rejected by everyone he proposed to, even when he kept asking and asking.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJean-Paul Sartre: \"There are of course ugly women, but I prefer those who are pretty.\" (Adopted his mistress as his daughter.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLouis Althusser: \"The trouble is there are bodies and, worse still, sexual organs.\" (Accidentally strangled his wife to death.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd dozens of other great thinkers whose words we revere--but whose romantic decisions we should avoid at all costs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.14 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52468887322931,"sku":"9780061969812","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/0uR6VKCmlr9780061969812.webp?v=1759377205","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/great-philosophers-who-failed-at-love-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}