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Exploring the works of some of history's important thinkers in the context of the everyday struggles of students, the author guides you through the quandaries of our existence and shows just how enriching the examined life can be.

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"As a freshman in college, Samuelson fought with classmates over whether philosophy was essential for a meaningful life. Fortunately, he's still fighting. Defying the widespread perception of philosophy as an academic specialty, Samuelson urges readers to join him in a humanizing intellectual adventure, one that begins with Socrates's frank profession of ignorance.... But perhaps no one teaches more than Samuelson's own diverse college students-a wine-loving bicyclist, a sleep-deprived housewife, a monk-faced factory worker. These seemingly ordinary people underscore the most important lesson of all: philosophy matters for everyone." (Booklist)

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 03/04/2015
      ISBN13: 9780226272771, 978-0226272771
      ISBN10: 022627277X
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      Book Synopsis
      Exploring the works of some of history's important thinkers in the context of the everyday struggles of students, the author guides you through the quandaries of our existence and shows just how enriching the examined life can be.

      Trade Review
      "As a freshman in college, Samuelson fought with classmates over whether philosophy was essential for a meaningful life. Fortunately, he's still fighting. Defying the widespread perception of philosophy as an academic specialty, Samuelson urges readers to join him in a humanizing intellectual adventure, one that begins with Socrates's frank profession of ignorance.... But perhaps no one teaches more than Samuelson's own diverse college students-a wine-loving bicyclist, a sleep-deprived housewife, a monk-faced factory worker. These seemingly ordinary people underscore the most important lesson of all: philosophy matters for everyone." (Booklist)

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