The Ruminations and Reflections of an Armchair Philosopher

Armchair Philosophy portrays the human condition, by presenting rumination's or thoughts on essential needs, such as being and feeling safe. Its goal is to encourage the reader to think and laugh. Utilizing common sense and humor, this book follows in a long line of works of Armchair Philosophy, written specifically for the general public. An example of Armchair Philosophy is that the only thing evil cannot tolerate is ridicule. Therefore, if we can laugh at evil, it will not prevail. The first work of Armchair Philosophy that I am aware of is Thomas More's "Utopia," published in Latin in 1516. More tried to envision a nation in the New World built on common sense and common courtesy. In English the prose is pure poetry, and the humor is magical. Bertrand Russell published "The History of Western Philosophy" in 1946 out of a concern that Western Philosophy had become too arcane and intellectual to be relevant to the general public. Armchair Philosophy is another solution to this issue. While academic, Russel's book is full of profound insights and humor. Producing this book had three goals. The first was to create a book less than 100 pages long because in an era of sound bites and tweets, very few of us have the time or patience for a book that is longer. The second was tocreate a book that has a 21st century look and feel by using a large book format and a type size that is easy toread. And the third was to use humor and wit to explore the nature of beingsafe.