Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 1. Manholes and Tears 2. What a Piece of Work Is a Man 3. The Reins of Necessity 4. A Farewell to Arms 5. Matisse's Hernia 6. The Private Life 7. Footnotes to Plato Balancing the Books

About the Author

Damon Young is an Honorary Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Melbourne.

Reviews

"This warm and witty book does something wonderful: it brings the great ideas of philosophy into our lives. Young is a bright new voice." - John Armstrong, author of Love, Life, Goethe: How to be Happy in an Imperfect World