The Philosopher's Diet: How to Lose Weight and Change the World

Rich food for thought—the thinking person's diet book. This is a philosopher’s guide to losing weight and keeping it off by embracing an approach to life. An erudite and fascinating combination of common sense, Cartesian philosophy, and the presumption that understanding the mysteries of weight loss and the universe are somehow compatible, even sympathetic, ambitions. If Descartes had sat down to write a treatise on losing weight as a metaphor for maintaining discipline amidst life’s vicissitudes, it would have read much like this. Richard Watson wants you to lose weight, as he did, while gaining new wisdom about yourself—and what you eat.