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A review by robk
Kant in 90 Minutes by Paul Strathern
2.0
Sometimes I have little fits of insomnia. Take last night for instance. It's getting to be around two in the morning and I Kant can't sleep. I think to myself, maybe if I listen to a biography of a boring person I will fall asleep. Unfortunately, Kant in 90 Minutes was not the somniferous lullaby I so dearly desired. That's not to suggest it is action-packed, keep you on the edge of your seat, excitement, either. No, Kant in 90 Minutes is a hasty summation of the less interesting aspects of the great philosopher.
I thought I could listen to this book and fall asleep, or at least brush up on some of my old philosophy classes while being otherwise unproductive. Turns out, I just got about 40 minutes of some dude with a British accent telling me that Kant lead an excruciatingly boring daily life, and that he was obsessed with his mother (you know, in an Oedipal kind of way). What little that was said about Kant's philosophy hardly did justice to his ideas.
I wouldn't recommend this book. I have listened to some other books in the 90 Minute series that were a little better than this.
PS: I finally did fall asleep around four. Ugh.
I thought I could listen to this book and fall asleep, or at least brush up on some of my old philosophy classes while being otherwise unproductive. Turns out, I just got about 40 minutes of some dude with a British accent telling me that Kant lead an excruciatingly boring daily life, and that he was obsessed with his mother (you know, in an Oedipal kind of way). What little that was said about Kant's philosophy hardly did justice to his ideas.
I wouldn't recommend this book. I have listened to some other books in the 90 Minute series that were a little better than this.
PS: I finally did fall asleep around four. Ugh.