Breakfast With Socrates: An Extraordinary (Philosophical) Journey Through Your Ordinary Day (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
Doručak sa Sokratom : filozofija svakodnevnog života, Naklada Ljevak, 2011.Ova veoma neobična knjiga, prepuna bisera mudrosti, vodi vas na put kroz tipične svakodnevne rituale – ustajanje, putovanje na posao, posao, ručak, šoping, odmor, teretana, kupanje, čitanje, gledanje televizije, večera, svađe, seks, spavanje... U svakom poglavlju opisuje se jedan ritual – od jutra do mraka - i povezuje s filozofskim teorijama, književnim djelima, povijesnim likovima, psihoanalitičarima... Na veoma jednostavan način Smith nam prenosi teorije o tome zašto je buđenje filozofski čin, zašto je zabušavanje dobro za vas, zašto je putovanje lijek, zašto teretana više nalikuje bolnici nego crkvi, što se događa kada čitate knjigu, i dr.„Bilo bi dobro kupovati knjige kada bismo ujedno mogli kupiti i vrijeme da ih možemo čitati, ali ljudi obično brkaju kupnju knjiga sa stjecanjem njihova sadržaja.“- Arthur Schopenhauer I liked it a lot! The author is so clever not just in the way he relates ancient philosophy to my personal life, but also in his careful choice of words. I got a tickle every time I rounded a corner and was confronted with a well-composed pun. Anyhow, I've hardly finished it and already know that I'm going to read it again. It's really dense in some parts (well, I'm sure it doesn't hold a candle to the actual philosophical texts these ideas are drawn from), but nothing a good re-read can't unravel.
What do You think about Breakfast With Socrates: An Extraordinary (Philosophical) Journey Through Your Ordinary Day (2010)?
Thought provoking, but I think I need to read it again when I'm not sleep deprived.
—lenakay
I'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN BUT IT LOOKS LIKE A FUN/INTERESTING READ
—Matt
Enjoyable, but felt a little too broad and rather unfocused.
—Candy
enjoying it for the everyday anecdotes.
—victoria_m
