The Form of Things

Essays on Life, Ideas and Liberty

Prof A.C. Grayling

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English

Phoenix
01 December 2007

Philosophy; History of Western philosophy

'Grief and loneliness, depression, despair and failure - those things' are the common human lot at least at times in all our lives'. Yet it is philosophy which, while not providing an answer to these problems, can enable us to prepare for them, and create strategies with which to deal with them. It is only through reflecting upon the world around us, reading, thinking, questioning, enjoying, that we can inculcate understanding, tolerance and importantly the courage to live our lives. It is our responsibility to live such 'considered lives' and to realise that we are authors of a narrative that can be shaped and controlled.

This is the fifth in a series of essay miscellanies from our foremost philosopher A.C. Grayling, reflecting upon the form of our world and its multiplicity. The essays are grouped by theme into reflections upon life and the standards we live by, including vivid polemics and perceptive pieces on significant thinkers, contemporary rights and liberties issues. This book brilliantly articulates the philosophical debate and reflection that is needed to prepare us for life in the twenty-first century.

By: Prof A.C. Grayling
Imprint: Phoenix
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 220g
ISBN: 9780753822234
ISBN 10: 0753822237
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 December 2007
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: www.acgrayling.com

Dr A.C. Grayling is Reader at Birkbeck College, University of London, and is a Fellow of St. Anne's College, Oxford. He is the author of numerous philosophical books and is a literary journalist and broadcaster. He has written an acclaimed biography of William Hazlitt, The Quarrel of the Age (W&N, 2002) and a play, On Religion.