{"product_id":"9781770859876","title":"What Would Nietzsche Do?","description":"\u003cp\u003e  A new series of advice from the great philosophers on how to live an authentic life.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  This book gives readers a peek into the minds of history's great thinkers, in this case, Friedrich Nietzsche and other philosophers that have considered life's most challenging dilemmas. The book asks these luminaries for their advice with the problems that threaten our contentment and beliefs and also provides a fascinating overview of the many branches of philosophical study.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The book has five sections of questions that any of us might ask and which, whether mundane or disturbing, do cause existential distress. Some examples are:   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  1. Relationships\u003cbr\u003e  Should I tell my partner that I kissed someone at the office party\u003cbr\u003e  I just found out that my dad is not my dad\u003cbr\u003e  My partner is cheating on me -- what should I do\u003cbr\u003e  My mother smacked me once -- it's all her fault   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  2. Self and identity\u003cbr\u003e  Everyone thinks of me differently -- so who the hell am I\u003cbr\u003e  Why shouldn't I do whatever I want\u003cbr\u003e  How do I become one of the good guys\u003cbr\u003e  Do I have to be a different person now that I'm a parent\u003cbr\u003e  I'm nearly 50 -- now what   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  3. How to live\u003cbr\u003e  Why should I be good\u003cbr\u003e  How can I be happy\u003cbr\u003e  Is it OK to hurt others on my way to a big promotion\u003cbr\u003e  Should I buy a bigger TV   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  4. Art and aesthetics\u003cbr\u003e  I think my partner is beautiful but my best friend doesn't agree\u003cbr\u003e  What's artistic about a can of soup\u003cbr\u003e  Should I enhance my looks with plastic surgery\u003cbr\u003e  What's so beautiful about nature   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  5. Politics\u003cbr\u003e  Why should I pay for someone else to get free healthcare\u003cbr\u003e  Should I leave the toilet seat up or down\u003cbr\u003e  I once got robbed, and now I'm too scared to walk the streets\u003cbr\u003e  Why can't I decide who to vote for.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Life is not simple and it is certainly not without many ethical and moral challenges to which we respond sometimes with intellect and other times with emotion. It can all be a bit much. Now a reader need only turn to the question troubling them and Nietzsche, along with Aristotle, Hobbes, Schopenhauer and other great thinkers, will tell you what they think.   \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marcus Weeks","offers":[{"title":"Firefly Books |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2017-09-01","offer_id":46011358347519,"sku":"9781770859876","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_605b1691-6ee9-4e44-8edf-ebfd36c87517.jpg?v=1723056511","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781770859876","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}