Freedom, Fame, Lying And Betrayal

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Kolakowski turns to important themes of ordinary life, from the need for freedom to the wheel of fortune, from the nature of God to the ambiguities of betrayal. Including 18 essays on topics: power, fame, equality, lying, toleration, virtue, betrayal, violence, boredom, luxury, respect for nature, superstition and more.

Résumé
Polish philosopher Leszek Kolakowski is renowned worldwide for wrestling with serious philosophical conundrums with dazzling elegance. In this new book, he turns his characteristic wit to important themes of ordinary life, from the need for freedom to the wheel of fortune, from the nature of God to the ambiguities of betrayal. Extremely lucid and l