For a Kinder, Gentler Society
On Life
Philosophical Dialogues
  • Nicholas J. Pappas
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On Life. Philosophical Dialogues
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Do you believe we can know the truth about all things, or are there things we simply can never know the truth about?'  This quote from On Life captures the spirit of the book. In it, four friends - Director, Friend, Artist, and Scientist - pursue, in short philosophical dialogues, the truth about such topics as love, happiness, madness, belief, and pleasure, to name a few. The characters engage in serious inquiry, but in a lighter way, a way that allows them to hunt truths concerning life - without burning out.

About the Author

Nick Pappas has published a series of over 20 thought-provoking books with Algora Publishing, examining ways to handle personal challenges, how to think about our relationships to each other and how to decide our own path in life, how to choose what we do and why, and how to get the most out of everyday life.

Nick teaches high school English Language Arts in Western New York. Prior to that he worked as a director and consultant in information technology. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago and Harvard Law School. Nick has written numerous short stories and poems in addition to his philosophical dialogues.

About the Book
Nick Pappas presents another philosophical snack well suited to the compressed reading time available to many of us who lead a harried life. The book can be read through at once or savored over repeated short readings. This is useful philosophy:...
Nick Pappas presents another philosophical snack well suited to the compressed reading time available to many of us who lead a harried life. The book can be read through at once or savored over repeated short readings. This is useful philosophy: discussions of ethical questions and puzzles of life, in every-day language, without special terminology or complicated thought experiments. The characters in the book turn over each topic, examining it from different sides. Each brings a distinct view to the topics addressed, enhancing the overall picture of the various themes.
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Pages 212
Year: 2015
BISAC: PHILOSOPHY / General
BISAC: PHILOSOPHY / Free Will & Determinism
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