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Why Our Decisions Don't Matter - (Harperperennial Modern Thought) by Simon Van Booy (Paperback)

Name: Why Our Decisions Don't Matter - (Harperperennial Modern Thought) by Simon Van Booy (Paperback)
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Provocative and eye-opening, Why Our Decisions Don't Matter is one of three slim selections of philosophical texts and excerpts--along with Why We Need Love and Why We Fight--introduced and contextualized by acclaimed author Simon Van Booy (Love Begins in Winter, The Secret Lives of People in Love).
Author(s): Simon Van Booy
208 Pages
Philosophy, Free Will & Determinism
Series Name: Harperperennial Modern Thought

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About the Book

Provocative and eye-opening, Why Our Decisions Don t Matter is one of three slim selections of philosophical texts and excerpts along with Why We Need Love and Why We Fight introduced and contextualized by acclaimed author Simon Van Booy (Love Begins in Winter, The Secret Lives of People in Love)."

Book Synopsis

Provocative and eye-opening, Why Our Decisions Don't Matter is one of three slim selections of philosophical texts and excerpts--along with Why We Need Love and Why We Fight--introduced and contextualized by acclaimed author Simon Van Booy (Love Begins in Winter, The Secret Lives of People in Love).

This book explores how some of the greatest minds of civilization have tackled a question that continues to play a vital part in our lives today. In Why Our Decisions Don't Matter, Simon Van Booy curates an enlightening collection of excerpts, passages, and paintings, presenting works by Homer, Sophocles, Horace, Shakespeare, Rembrandt, Voltaire, Blake, Dickinson, Twain, Rilke, Camus, Kerouac, Sartre, Borges, Beckett, and others.

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Vital insights and wisdom on the perennial question of why our decisions don't matter

Why Our Decisions Don't Matter will engage both the serious philosopher and the eternally curious.

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Dimensions (Overall): 7.0 Inches (H) x 4.4 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)

Weight: .35 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 208

Genre: Philosophy

Sub-Genre: Free Will & Determinism

Series Title: Harperperennial Modern Thought

Publisher: Harper Perennial

Format: Paperback

Author: Simon Van Booy

Language: English

Street Date: August 24, 2010

TCIN: 84952926

UPC: 9780061845550

Item Number (DPCI): 247-36-1453

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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