العقول العظيمة والأشياء الصغيرة

#### “A masterful work of philosophical wit.” — Philosophy Now Magazine * Three centuries ago, Voltaire published his “Philosophical Dictionary,” in which he addressed such unique topics as adultery, mountains, and nudity. In 1957, French thinker Roland Barthes reflected in his book “Mythologies” on masculine emotions such as wrestling, striptease, and the Citroen DS. Since the dawn of philosophy, great thinkers have been unable to resist employing their bright minds not only on the meaning of life, but also on the meaning of coffee, gases, and installing an efficient water heater. Now, from Wollstonecraft to Wittgenstein, from Lao Tzu to Locke, from Aristotle to Arendt, Great Minds and Small Things gathers their strangest observations into a variety that is as entertaining as it is illuminating, making the details of everyday life suddenly seem more complicated. Matthew Kvortop is a senior researcher at the Australian National University and teaches at Luis University in Rome. He is a regular media writer, writing for publications such as Philosophy Now, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Guardian, and The Times. He is also a frequent commentator for the BBC, both on radio and television.