Pocket Professor Philosophy: Everything You Need To Know About Philosophy

by Steve Herman, Denis Boyles, Gregg Stebben

From the five branches of philosophy to the twentieth century's three philosophic schools, this extraordinary compendium explains Kant, questions Socrates, and picks Locke's brain. It's an all-inclusive guide to the study of thought.

Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy

144 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1999

Reviews

[Jorge · Rating 5 out of 5]

I did not expect to like this book as much as I did. The author turned out to be funny, articulate, and poetic. Yes, it was supposed to be an incomplete guide to philosophy, but it excelled in keeping the reader interested and stimulated. I especially like how he phrased many of his explanations; it was very intelligent. It is a book that I would like to read again.

Excerpt - The author explains several points of views concerning what a life worth living would be like. One point of view would be to obtain as much pleasure as possible, and one specific type of pleasure would be indulging in food. So the author describes how a person living this type of "worthy" life would look like.
"He would guzzle himself into a blind stupor punctuated with occasional but forceful blows to the old melon using as a blunt instrument an unopened can of Bud, and then feeling the cool, sudsy spray slide down his stubble cheeks to soak onto his muscle t-shirt, there to take up residence forever. Then to perfect the moment, from the depths of his bloated belly, he liberates a mass of vile and loathsome vapors that erupt with such remarkable force as to shatter the silence of the night, drowning out the celestial harmonies of the entire Mormon Tabernacle Choir in concert at the church two doors down from his den."