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“The wisdom of 2,000 years ago solves today’s problems.”
Completed after thousands of questions
The oldest answer book of life
★★★★ Bestselling author with 2 million copies sold worldwide
★★★★ The best masterpiece since 『The First Translation of Nietzsche's Words』
This book is a philosophical work completed after two years of persistent research by Haruhiko Shiratori, a bestselling author with over 2 million copies sold worldwide and known as Japan's leading Nietzsche researcher.
The author has drawn on the thoughts of twelve representative philosophers from ancient times to the present, including Nietzsche, Socrates, Schopenhauer, Descartes, and Erich Fromm, and has presented the wisdom of life they have discovered over their lifetimes in a way that anyone can easily read and understand.
He says that philosophers are “people who lived in the past, but who have the same worries as we do now.”
This book follows the thoughts of such philosophers and addresses human problems that transcend time and recur one by one, such as love, happiness, freedom, anxiety, regret, and nihilism.
It also shows that philosophy is not an abstract discipline, but rather an 'everyday tool' that can be directly applied in life, and clearly suggests the attitude with which we should live.
Completed after thousands of questions
The oldest answer book of life
★★★★ Bestselling author with 2 million copies sold worldwide
★★★★ The best masterpiece since 『The First Translation of Nietzsche's Words』
This book is a philosophical work completed after two years of persistent research by Haruhiko Shiratori, a bestselling author with over 2 million copies sold worldwide and known as Japan's leading Nietzsche researcher.
The author has drawn on the thoughts of twelve representative philosophers from ancient times to the present, including Nietzsche, Socrates, Schopenhauer, Descartes, and Erich Fromm, and has presented the wisdom of life they have discovered over their lifetimes in a way that anyone can easily read and understand.
He says that philosophers are “people who lived in the past, but who have the same worries as we do now.”
This book follows the thoughts of such philosophers and addresses human problems that transcend time and recur one by one, such as love, happiness, freedom, anxiety, regret, and nihilism.
It also shows that philosophy is not an abstract discipline, but rather an 'everyday tool' that can be directly applied in life, and clearly suggests the attitude with which we should live.
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Prologue | Concerns that have persisted for a very long time
Ⅰ.
To you who are looking for the meaning of life
Arthur Schopenhauer - Solitude is not loneliness, but freedom.
· John Stuart Mill - Don't be swept away, keep me safe.
· Friedrich Nietzsche - A dangerous life is a shining life.
Ⅱ.
The invisible force that moves me
· Ferdinand de Saussure - Language is not a definition, but a 'relationship'
Erich Fromm - What it takes to succeed in love
· Jean-Paul Sartre - It is only I who make myself.
Ⅲ.
Life-changing mindset
· René Descartes - Doubt all you know
David Hume - Growth begins with shaking up your thoughts.
· Immanuel Kant - Don't believe everything you see.
Ⅳ.
Move on to a better life
Socrates - The more you know, the more you don't know.
Plato - How to Abandon Desire and Live with Dignity
· Aristotle - The surest way to happiness
Epilogue | To all the philosophers who changed my life
Prologue | Concerns that have persisted for a very long time
Ⅰ.
To you who are looking for the meaning of life
Arthur Schopenhauer - Solitude is not loneliness, but freedom.
· John Stuart Mill - Don't be swept away, keep me safe.
· Friedrich Nietzsche - A dangerous life is a shining life.
Ⅱ.
The invisible force that moves me
· Ferdinand de Saussure - Language is not a definition, but a 'relationship'
Erich Fromm - What it takes to succeed in love
· Jean-Paul Sartre - It is only I who make myself.
Ⅲ.
Life-changing mindset
· René Descartes - Doubt all you know
David Hume - Growth begins with shaking up your thoughts.
· Immanuel Kant - Don't believe everything you see.
Ⅳ.
Move on to a better life
Socrates - The more you know, the more you don't know.
Plato - How to Abandon Desire and Live with Dignity
· Aristotle - The surest way to happiness
Epilogue | To all the philosophers who changed my life
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When you truly love someone, you love everyone through that person.
It means that loving one person naturally leads to loving all life in the world.
--- From "What It Takes to Succeed in Love" by Erich Fromm
In other words, what kind of person I am is not predetermined, and I determine who I am every time I choose to act.
This is precisely why Sartre argues that “humans are creative beings who create their own meaning of existence.”
--- From "It is only I who make myself" by Jean-Paul Sartre
It's easy to judge unpleasant things as unconditionally bad.
For example, when we see someone with money, talent, or ability doing something we want to do but cannot, we feel jealousy.
--- From "Don't believe everything you see" by Immanuel Kant
Even though we have a lot of knowledge, we also know that there is still a lot we don't know.
That's why I don't have confidence.
It is also a state where ignorance in one's own field has reached a high level.
--- From "The more you know about Socrates, the more you don't know"
When people feel that they do not want to be controlled by their desires, they try hard to change themselves.
Despite these efforts, if things don't work out, anger may well arise.
But when this anger is combined with reason, it becomes an incredibly powerful force.
--- From "Plato's How to Abandon Desire and Live with Dignity"
Aristotle flatly rejected the idea that money is a key component of happiness over 2,000 years ago.
It means that loving one person naturally leads to loving all life in the world.
--- From "What It Takes to Succeed in Love" by Erich Fromm
In other words, what kind of person I am is not predetermined, and I determine who I am every time I choose to act.
This is precisely why Sartre argues that “humans are creative beings who create their own meaning of existence.”
--- From "It is only I who make myself" by Jean-Paul Sartre
It's easy to judge unpleasant things as unconditionally bad.
For example, when we see someone with money, talent, or ability doing something we want to do but cannot, we feel jealousy.
--- From "Don't believe everything you see" by Immanuel Kant
Even though we have a lot of knowledge, we also know that there is still a lot we don't know.
That's why I don't have confidence.
It is also a state where ignorance in one's own field has reached a high level.
--- From "The more you know about Socrates, the more you don't know"
When people feel that they do not want to be controlled by their desires, they try hard to change themselves.
Despite these efforts, if things don't work out, anger may well arise.
But when this anger is combined with reason, it becomes an incredibly powerful force.
--- From "Plato's How to Abandon Desire and Live with Dignity"
Aristotle flatly rejected the idea that money is a key component of happiness over 2,000 years ago.
--- From "Aristotle's Surest Way to Happiness"
Publisher's Review
Love, happiness, freedom, anxiety, regret, loneliness, obsession, and even emptiness
Concerns that have persisted from 2000 years ago to the present
Completed by 12 world-renowned philosophers
The most realistic and practical philosophy book
“How can I be happy?”
“What is the meaning of life?”
“Why do I keep feeling lonely, anxious, and empty?”
These questions are by no means ours alone.
From the philosophers of ancient Athens thousands of years ago to modern thinkers, people have always faced the same concerns.
Philosophers of the past also suffered from love, doubted happiness, and were frustrated by nihilism.
We cannot help but listen deeply to their words, because the pain they have suffered is the pain I will soon suffer.
This book is the culmination of the collective wisdom accumulated layer by layer through the agonizing and questioning of countless people over a period of over 2,000 years.
That is why this old wisdom is still valid in our lives today.
You will develop a perspective that penetrates the essence of the problem, while also learning a firm attitude that will allow you to remain unshaken and protect yourself even in an imperfect world.
In a world where everything is uncertain,
The Oldest Wisdom for Living Unwaveringly Today
We live in an uncertain world.
Tomorrow is unpredictable, and plans easily fall apart.
The more this happens, the more people instinctively want to find the right answer.
We constantly ask ourselves how we should live, what is right, and where we should go.
Philosophy is the discipline that has answered these questions in the oldest and most profound way.
Philosophers believe that “there is no perfect answer, but there is a way to live,” and each found the answer in their own way.
If I firmly establish my thoughts and attitudes based on these reasons, I will be able to live unwaveringly even in an uncertain world.
- Humans constantly want a new self.
This is why I am so empty now.
(Sartre)
- Mature love is when two people become one, yet continue to exist as two people.
(Erich Fromm)
- To be generous to others is to be generous to yourself.
(Aristotle)
- Don't waste your happiness trying to protect the reputation of a non-existent 'me'.
(Hume)
Concerns that have persisted from 2000 years ago to the present
Completed by 12 world-renowned philosophers
The most realistic and practical philosophy book
“How can I be happy?”
“What is the meaning of life?”
“Why do I keep feeling lonely, anxious, and empty?”
These questions are by no means ours alone.
From the philosophers of ancient Athens thousands of years ago to modern thinkers, people have always faced the same concerns.
Philosophers of the past also suffered from love, doubted happiness, and were frustrated by nihilism.
We cannot help but listen deeply to their words, because the pain they have suffered is the pain I will soon suffer.
This book is the culmination of the collective wisdom accumulated layer by layer through the agonizing and questioning of countless people over a period of over 2,000 years.
That is why this old wisdom is still valid in our lives today.
You will develop a perspective that penetrates the essence of the problem, while also learning a firm attitude that will allow you to remain unshaken and protect yourself even in an imperfect world.
In a world where everything is uncertain,
The Oldest Wisdom for Living Unwaveringly Today
We live in an uncertain world.
Tomorrow is unpredictable, and plans easily fall apart.
The more this happens, the more people instinctively want to find the right answer.
We constantly ask ourselves how we should live, what is right, and where we should go.
Philosophy is the discipline that has answered these questions in the oldest and most profound way.
Philosophers believe that “there is no perfect answer, but there is a way to live,” and each found the answer in their own way.
If I firmly establish my thoughts and attitudes based on these reasons, I will be able to live unwaveringly even in an uncertain world.
- Humans constantly want a new self.
This is why I am so empty now.
(Sartre)
- Mature love is when two people become one, yet continue to exist as two people.
(Erich Fromm)
- To be generous to others is to be generous to yourself.
(Aristotle)
- Don't waste your happiness trying to protect the reputation of a non-existent 'me'.
(Hume)
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: August 20, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 292 pages | 316g | 125*188*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791194530503
- ISBN10: 1194530508
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