On the Purposes of Life and Whether They Exist

A philosophical fitting

by Axel Braig

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The musician, doctor and philosopher Axel Braig considers philosophy a little like the weather: he looks for the right clothes for every situation. Braig is primarily concerned with practical, effective things from the two-and-a-half millennia fund of (Western) thinking, such as helpful approaches in existential crises. In this book, he introduces us to philosophical thinkers from Plato to Montaigne to Levinas and Feyerabend. Braig not only shares his own philosophical biography, but above all encourages us to philosophise ourselves.

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Author Biography

Axel Braig worked as an orchestral musician and general practitioner, then studied philosophy, then worked as a palliative care physician and psycho-oncologist. In Tübingen, where he is available as a philosophical interlocutor, he organised the open monthly salon “Café Philo” for many years.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher S. Hirzel Verlag
  • Publication Date April 2021
  • Orginal LanguageGerman
  • ISBN/Identifier 9783777629209
  • FormatHardback
  • Primary Price 22 EUR
  • Pages184
  • ReadershipGeneral
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Original Language TitleÜber die Sinne des Lebens und ob es sie gibt. Eine philosophische Anprobe
  • Copyright Year2021

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