{"product_id":"great-philosophers-who-failed-at-andrew-shaffer-9780061969812","title":"Great Philosophers Who Failed at Love","description":"\"Amazing stories  Incredible quotes  Sordid details  This book shows that a genius in the realm of thought can be a dummy in the land of love.\" -- Tom Morris, author of \u003cem\u003eIf Aristotle Ran General Motors\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat do Ren  Descartes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Jean-Paul Sartre have in common? That's right: they were all hopeless failures when it came to romance. Author Andrew Shaffer explores the paradox at the core of Western philosophical thought--that history's greatest thinkers were also the most pathetic lovers to ever walk the earth. With razor-sharp wit and probing insight, Shaffer shows how it's the philosophers' missteps, as much as their musings, that are able to truly boggle the intellect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Shaffer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0061969818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061969812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.14h x 5.06w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/13\/2010","brand":"Andrew Shaffer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46199034806527,"sku":"9780061969812","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2c95e5d3-6528-4657-aa06-3a3253ff7987.jpg?v=1727924836","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/great-philosophers-who-failed-at-andrew-shaffer-9780061969812","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}