Play with philosophy and subvert daily life! A complete experience of philosophy and surrealism!
The legendary best-selling French philosophy book. Classic Commemorative Edition
Important issues are not necessarily the opposite of trivial matters. Insignificant things can also be thought-provoking.
Trivial things can lead you to think about serious issues.
Depth comes from shallowness. Of course, this is not necessarily the case.
Because trivial things may not necessarily be full of philosophical thoughts when they first appear.
There are many ordinary situations in daily life.
All of these may trigger countless amazing philosophical thoughts.
If we are willing to admit that philosophy is not a pure theory.
The main objectives of this book:
Create opportunities for you to make surprising discoveries by doing something or saying something.
Create some trivial triggering events so that you can get closer to the essence of things while "playing".
Every experience described in the book depends on you to experience it yourself.
If this diversion is useful, it is mainly because it gives you a beginning.
Designed little experiences that are unusual, deliberate, and, when necessary, a little absurd.
The process of each experience is different, and the final conclusion is also different. All you have to do is practice it.
Create some trivial triggering events so that you can get closer to the essence of things while "playing".
Every experience described in the book depends on you to experience it yourself.
If this diversion is useful, it is mainly because it gives you a beginning.
Designed little experiences that are unusual, deliberate, and, when necessary, a little absurd.
The process of each experience is different, and the final conclusion is also different. All you have to do is practice it.
101 Philosophical Everyday Challenges
Overeating/fighting fatigue/counting to a thousand/moving with ants/shedding tears in a movie theater/laughing at a concept/feeling immortal/running in a cemetery/listening to my own recordings/enduring nagging people/calling my own name/peeling an apple in my head/turning off the sound of the TV/making up a current events headline/gazing at a dead bird/recognizing a childhood toy…
Overeating/fighting fatigue/counting to a thousand/moving with ants/shedding tears in a movie theater/laughing at a concept/feeling immortal/running in a cemetery/listening to my own recordings/enduring nagging people/calling my own name/peeling an apple in my head/turning off the sound of the TV/making up a current events headline/gazing at a dead bird/recognizing a childhood toy…
This book consists of 101 short essays on life philosophy thinking experiments, each of which describes an easy-to-learn daily experiment that can be put into practice right now.
These experiments give readers a clear sense of how something ordinary can become so extraordinary. The clearly structured step-by-step explanations are as simple and feasible as ordinary "How-to", but the purpose is very "philosophical": our living habits and prejudices will be dislocated, disrupted and reshaped, and the sense of certainty that constructs our identity, speech and time and space relationships will also completely disintegrate, replaced by metaphysical visualization. Readers can have new experiences both physically and spiritually, and have a more transcendental understanding of life.
Good reviews from all walks of life
Although this book is strange, it is very useful and is undoubtedly the best spiritual food for readers who are willing to embark on a philosophical adventure. ——L'Express
This is a thought experiment that can help you become more like a philosopher. Practicing one every day will keep you refreshed. ——Le Nouvel Observateur
What the book shows is not the exploration of great truths, but it teaches us how to live a better life. ——Le Figaro Littéraire
About the Author
Roger Pohl. Roger-Pol Droit
A well-known contemporary French philosopher and best-selling author, he is also a researcher at the French National Center for Scientific Research. He has written more than dozens of books on history and philosophy, which have been translated into many languages and have readers all over the world. He has interviewed many philosophical masters, such as Foucault, Levi-Strauss, Habermas, etc. He has served as an advisor to UNESCO and a member of the French National Advisory Committee on Ethics of Life Sciences.
A well-known contemporary French philosopher and best-selling author, he is also a researcher at the French National Center for Scientific Research. He has written more than dozens of books on history and philosophy, which have been translated into many languages and have readers all over the world. He has interviewed many philosophical masters, such as Foucault, Levi-Strauss, Habermas, etc. He has served as an advisor to UNESCO and a member of the French National Advisory Committee on Ethics of Life Sciences.