A brief history of thought : a philosophical guide to living /
Luc Ferry.
- New York : Harper Perennial, 2011.
- xv, 282 pages ; 21 cm.
- Harper Perennial modern thought .
"First published under the title 'Learning to live' [in slightly different form] in Great Britain in 2010 by Canongate Books"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-270) and index.
This introduction to philosophy focuses on the questions of what it means to be human and how to react to the reality of death by exploring ancient Stoic, Christian, early modern, and contemporary approaches as well as the views of Nietzsche