Name: a little history of philosophy
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Author: Nigel Warburton
ISBN: 9780300187793

Type

Physical Book

Author

Nigel Warburton

Publisher

Yale University Press

Language

English

Pages

272

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.3 x 14.0 x 2.0 cm

Weight

0.25 kg.

ISBN

0300187793

ISBN13

9780300187793

Synopsis "a little history of philosophy"

For readers of E. H. Gombrich's A Little History of the World, an equally irresistible volume that brings history's greatest philosophers to life "A primer in human existence: philosophy has rarely seemed so lucid, so important, so worth doing and so easy to enter into. . . . A wonderful introduction for anyone who's ever felt curious about almost anything."--Sarah Bakewell, author of How To Live: A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions, disconcerting the people he met by showing them how little they genuinely understood. This engaging book introduces the great thinkers in Western philosophy and explores their most compelling ideas about the world and how best to live in it. In forty brief chapters, Nigel Warburton guides us on a chronological tour of the major ideas in the history of philosophy. He provides interesting and often quirky stories of the lives and deaths of thought-provoking philosophers from Socrates, who chose to die by hemlock poisoning rather than live on without the freedom to think for himself, to Peter Singer, who asks the disquieting philosophical and ethical questions that haunt our own times. Warburton not only makes philosophy accessible, he offers inspiration to think, argue, reason, and ask in the tradition of Socrates. A Little History of Philosophy presents the grand sweep of humanity's search for philosophical understanding and invites all to join in the discussion.

Nigel Warburton

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Nigel Warburton, freelance philosopher, is a hugely successful author known for his introductory books on philosophy, including Basic Philosophy or Thinking from A to Z, though his works also include several academic papers on aesthetics and applied ethics. He regularly teaches courses on philosophy and art at the Tate Modern and often contributes to BBC radio programs. He has a very popular weblog, Virtual Philosopher, and together with David Edmonds runs a podcast, Philosophy Bites, featuring interviews with significant contemporary philosophers that have been compiled into two books.

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