{"product_id":"great-philosophers-who-failed-at-love-9780061969812","title":"Great Philosophers Who Failed at Love","description":"\"Amazing stories  Incredible quotes  Sordid details  This book shows that a genius in the realm of thought can be a dummy in the land of love.\" -- Tom Morris, author of \u003cem\u003eIf Aristotle Ran General Motors\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat do Ren  Descartes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Jean-Paul Sartre have in common? That's right: they were all hopeless failures when it came to romance. Author Andrew Shaffer explores the paradox at the core of Western philosophical thought--that history's greatest thinkers were also the most pathetic lovers to ever walk the earth. With razor-sharp wit and probing insight, Shaffer shows how it's the philosophers' missteps, as much as their musings, that are able to truly boggle the intellect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShaffer, Andrew:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAndrew Shaffer is the author of \u003cem\u003eGreat Philosophers Who Failed at Love\u003c\/em\u003e and, under the pen name Fanny Merkin, \u003cem\u003eFifty Shames of Earl Grey\u003c\/em\u003e. His writing has appeared in such diverse publications as \u003cem\u003eMental Floss\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMaxim\u003c\/em\u003e. An Iowa native, Shaffer lives in Lexington, Kentucky, a magical land of horses and bourbon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844003303698,"sku":"9780061969812","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8e5b4bcf-2c07-4dd6-8e08-e49b6ba9cedb.jpg?v=1737306515","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/great-philosophers-who-failed-at-love-9780061969812","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}