Love Voltaire Us Apart A Philosopher's Guide to Relationships Synopsis
What would Kant's sexts look like? How would Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir break up? What would Confucius think of Tinder? Love Voltaire Us Apart is a hilarious spoof relationship guide with a philosophical edge, made up of philosophers' love letters, advice columns and breakup letters. From Confucius learning the Golden Rules of dating to Simone de Beauvoir considering bangs after breaking up with Jean-Paul Sartre, comedy writer Julia Edelman views the love lives of prominent philosophers through a clever and contemporary lens. She points out that Margaret Fuller is the Carrie of transcendentalism, and Nietzsche will always find a way to make a bad breakup infinitely worse. Getting Meta(Physical)-Who is Your Philosopher Crush? is the only quiz you'll need to find your soul mate, and How To Know if Your Man is Writing a Manifesto will show you how to avoid losing your relationship to imminent revolution.
I 'Kant recommend it highly enough! -- Beth Newell, Reductress
'Love Voltaire Us Apart is eerily reflective of my own existential romantic limbos I often find myself ruminating. It is comforting to read a book which captures the modern love dilemma with minimalist insight and humor!' -- Reggie Watts
'I absolutely loved this book. But in a totally Platonic way. I guess what I'm trying to say is that if I were trapped in a cave and the shadows on the wall were of this book, I probably wouldn't want to leave the cave.' -- Existential Comic
'I'm not an expert on philosophers, but I am an expert on messing up relationships -- luckily, Julia Edelman's Love Voltaire Us Apart hilariously covers both.' -- Pat Cassels
'Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Julia's book is further proof that even the greatest minds throughout history probably had no idea what they were doing.' -- Lane Moore Tinder
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About Julia Edelman
Julia Edelman grew up in New York. She studied film theory and philosophy at McGill University. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, New York magazine, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, VICE, Cosmopolitan, Playboy, CollegeHumor and the Believer. She lives in Brooklyn.
Hallie Bateman is a Los Angeles-based writer and illustrator. Her work can be seen on halliebateman.com
