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What better introduction to philosophy than through the lives of its most prominent figures? This work presents twenty-eight of the greatest thinkers in Western civilization, from Aristotle and Plato to Wittgenstein, Heidegger, and Sartre. An esteemed team of scholars leads us on a concise tour of brilliant minds and enduring ideas. Explore Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics, Plato's cave of shadows, Schopenhauer's vision of reality as blind, striving Will, Hegel's World Spirit, Bentham's Greatest Happiness principle, and Mill's insights on liberty. Delve into William James's stream of consciousness, Husserl's phenomenology, and Kant's categorical imperative, alongside the Christian philosophies of Augustine, Aquinas, and Kierkegaard, as well as the materialism of Hobbes and Marx. Engage with the modern philosophical systems of Bertrand Russell, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. Each article features a portrait of the philosopher and suggestions for further reading, complemented by a chronological table providing historical context. This authoritative guide reveals how these thinkers grappled with central human issues—free will, morality, and the limits of logic—while illuminating their lasting legacy for contemporary thought.
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The Philosophers, Ted Honderich
- Język
- Rok wydania
- 2001
- Oprawa
- (miękka)
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- Tytuł
- The Philosophers
- Język
- angielski
- Autorzy
- Ted Honderich
- Wydawca
- Oxford Paperbacks
- Rok wydania
- 2001
- Oprawa
- miękka
- Liczba stron
- 304
- ISBN10
- 0192854186
- ISBN13
- 9780192854186
- Seria
- Kategorie
- Ocena
- 3,25 z 5
- Opis
- What better introduction to philosophy than through the lives of its most prominent figures? This work presents twenty-eight of the greatest thinkers in Western civilization, from Aristotle and Plato to Wittgenstein, Heidegger, and Sartre. An esteemed team of scholars leads us on a concise tour of brilliant minds and enduring ideas. Explore Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics, Plato's cave of shadows, Schopenhauer's vision of reality as blind, striving Will, Hegel's World Spirit, Bentham's Greatest Happiness principle, and Mill's insights on liberty. Delve into William James's stream of consciousness, Husserl's phenomenology, and Kant's categorical imperative, alongside the Christian philosophies of Augustine, Aquinas, and Kierkegaard, as well as the materialism of Hobbes and Marx. Engage with the modern philosophical systems of Bertrand Russell, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. Each article features a portrait of the philosopher and suggestions for further reading, complemented by a chronological table providing historical context. This authoritative guide reveals how these thinkers grappled with central human issues—free will, morality, and the limits of logic—while illuminating their lasting legacy for contemporary thought.