Philosophy lives

June 25, 2009 ·

So apparently philosophy is not dead. In a bid to enrich the passenger experience on the London tube, they have decided to add philosophy to the mix of station announcements and safety messages.

Cezanne's, "we live in a rainbow of chaos" and Jean-Paul Satre's, "hell is other people" are among the philosophical ideas to be recited by Tube drivers. (The latter being a somewhat odd reminder on an over-crowded rush-hour subway car.)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8117567.stm

Suggestions for other bits of philosophy that might help ease the commute?

I'm thinking Nietzsche: "What does not kill me, makes me stronger," for one.

Or maybe "If you're not with the one you love, love the one you're with."