Why Our Decisions Don't Matter (harperperennial Modern Thought) [Paperback]

Provocative and eye-opening,Why Our Decisions Don’t Matteris one of three slim selections of philosophical texts and excerpts—along withWhy We Need LoveandWhy We Fight—introduced and contextualized by acclaimed author Simon Van Booy (Love Begins in Winter, The Secret Lives of People in Love).

Vital insights and wisdom on the perennial question of why our decisions don't matter

This book explores how some of the greatest minds of civilization have tackled a question that continues to play a vital part in our lives today. InWhy Our Decisions Don't Matter, Simon Van Booy curates an enlightening collection of excerpts, passages, and paintings, presenting works by Homer, Sophocles, Horace, Shakespeare, Rembrandt, Voltaire, Blake, Dickinson, Twain, Rilke, Camus, Kerouac, Sartre, Borges, Beckett, and others.

Why Our Decisions Don't Matterwill engage both the serious philosopher and the eternally curious.