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Mit Wittgenstein im Wartezimmer: und weitere 11 Denker, die uns die Zeit verkürzen
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Published March 26, 2019
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Nicolas Dierks
8 books11 followersNicolas Dierks received his PhD in Philosophy from the Leuphana University of Lueneburg, Germany. His main theoretical concern has been the question, why the New is so important in our modern culture and the arts.
He is currently working in the philosophy of science and on the ways, in which we all make sense of our lives by making up stories about ourselves.
Living in the city of Bremen with his family, he often visits the Northern Sea and enjoys good espresso.
He is currently working in the philosophy of science and on the ways, in which we all make sense of our lives by making up stories about ourselves.
Living in the city of Bremen with his family, he often visits the Northern Sea and enjoys good espresso.
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March 29, 2020
Stephen Hawking famously said "Philosophy is dead" and ever since, modern philosophers have been debating themselves silly trying to prove the opposite.
This little book is just like that, promising the reader to finally realize how important and relevant philosophy still is.
Dierks tries to explain different philosophical ideas by linking dry, academic theory with everyday life situations, and it almost works. He writes quite nicely, but occasionally makes use of horrific metaphors - one of my personal pet peeves. He also has no idea whatsoever how non-academic people speak; some of the dialogues are very cringey.
However, the biggest issue is the brevity of the chapters. The result is superficial and full of one-liner defintions. Cute, if you already know about the field in question - but in order to prove a point, you need to dive deeper.
This little book is just like that, promising the reader to finally realize how important and relevant philosophy still is.
Dierks tries to explain different philosophical ideas by linking dry, academic theory with everyday life situations, and it almost works. He writes quite nicely, but occasionally makes use of horrific metaphors - one of my personal pet peeves. He also has no idea whatsoever how non-academic people speak; some of the dialogues are very cringey.
However, the biggest issue is the brevity of the chapters. The result is superficial and full of one-liner defintions. Cute, if you already know about the field in question - but in order to prove a point, you need to dive deeper.
March 14, 2026
Seit ich es gelesen habe, suche ich ein Buch wie jenes. Es veränderte meine Perspektive in realistischen Lebenssituationen und änderte meine Sichtweise auf einen „monotonen“ Lebensstil, denn alles ist letztlich eine Frage der Perspektive.
March 7, 2020
Eine sehr kurzweilige und oberflächliche Einführung in ein paar alte und moderne philosophische Fragstellungen und die Denker dahinter, aber aufgrund der Fülle an Einführungen in die Philosophie, die fast immer ein klein wenig länger und besser (weil etwas weniger oberflächlich) sind und der Tatsache, dass die Idee "philosophische Ideen für den Aufenthalt im Wartezimmer" auch nicht wirklich gut funktioniert, würde ich am liebsten 2,5 Sterne geben, wenn ich könnte. Dennoch im Grunde ein spaßiges und stellenweise geistreiches Buch.
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