This is a delightful survey of western philosophical thought.
It starts with big questions and ends with esoteric problems.
Even though it’s not explicitly chronological, it acts like it.
As I get older, I’m realizing that there are subjects where I won’t be going deeper than a surface level acquaintance.
Time has become more of a zero sum game.
I’ve got fewer “one days” in my future.
I make choices.
Or take a shortcut and let other people pre-digest knowledge for me.
Such as a book filled with philosophical jokes.
Maybe I’ll get deeper into some of the source material.
Or maybe I won’t.
By the way, Johnny Heller was an excellent narrator.
The audiobook may be better than the hardcopy.
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If I had to guess, I’ll be listening to more summary books before diving into the source material…or maybe I’ll be distracted by some other shiny subject.
And if I ever get into the source material, I’ll start with the ancient ones — they wrestled with the immediate philosophical issues that apply to our daily lives.
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the prince shoots at a hawk on a high wall.