LoveKnowledge: the life of philosophy from Socrates to Derrida
Since its inception, philosophy has been more than an abstract search for truth or body of knowledge. It perfects one's understanding by means of discussion and dialogue and personal, poetic, or dramatic investigation. Philosophers such as Socrates, Spinoza, Rousseau, Nietzsche, Foucault, and Derrida differ in almost every respect, yet they share a common method of practicing philosophy not as a detached, intellectual discipline, but as a worldly art. Reading key philosophical texts from classical Greece to the present day, Roy Brand explores the fundamental role of passion, desire