Philosophers have had a way of sometimes obstructing the admirable endeavour ofphilosophy: To address the fundamental issues of human existence and theworkings of nature. This obstruction is emphasized by suggesting rather odd andexotic prerequisites for solving a seemingly simple problem; a particular jargonin which no words occurring have less than seven syllables and by insane thoughtexperiments. When the impenetrable jargon is paired up with ludicrous thoughtexperiments and the philosopher at the same time continues to insist that he orshe is addressing the fundamental problems of the human existence and condition,it begins to sound pretty much like the wizardry of Medieval alchemy. This iswhat Feisty Fragments echoes in words from Nietzsche to Einstein, from Catherinethe Great to John F. Kennedy. Feisty Fragments is a collection of more than 250quotations from people from all walks of life expressing their rather criticaland often quite humorous takes on both philosophy and philosophers.
