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Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Presents the philosophical ideas of some of the most important thinkers throughout history along with a treatment of some of the key concepts of philosophy, such as freedom, conscience, knowledge, equality, and free will.
Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
c2011.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to philosophy focuses on the questions of what it means to be human and how to react to the reality of death by exploring ancient Stoic, Christian, early modern, and contemporary approaches as well as the views of Nietzsche.
Author
Publisher
[Hugh Hunter]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
What does it take to become a philosopher? In this short book Dr. Hugh Hunter uses techniques from his teaching career to give an answer. Starting with simple and relatable examples from traditional Western philosophy, he explains what being a philosopher means, how to situate a problem in philosophy, and how to think, read, write and find community as a philosopher. The techniques in this book are easy to learn. Mastering them is the work of a lifetime....
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bertrand Russell was one of the greatest logicians since Aristotle, and one of the most important philosophers of the past two hundred years. The Problems of Philosophy, one of the most popular works in Russell's prolific collection of writings, has become core reading in philosophy. Clear and accessible, this little book is an intelligible and stimulating guide to those problems of philosophy which often mistakenly make the subject seem too lofty...
Publisher
INTELECOM
Pub. Date
2004, c1998.
Language
English
Description
Offers in-depth analysis of the wisdom of the western world. Studies the "great questions" that have intrigued philosophers from antiquity to the present. Using writings of past philosophers and interviews with more than 50 contemporary thinkers, these episodes underscore how these classic questions still reverberate in society today.
Series
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"El libro de la filosofía explora la historia y los conceptos de la filosofía y desmitifica una materia considerada intimidante por su complejidad. ¿Siguen siendo relevantes hoy en día las ideas de René Descartes, Mary Wollstonecraft, John Locke y Thomas Hobbes? El libro de la filosofía desvela los ensayos e ideas de más de cien de los pensadores más importantes de nuestro tiempo, llevando al lector a un viaje desde la Grecia Antigua hasta...
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