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Now updated and with a fresh new look, the highly successful The Story of Philosophy traces more than 2,500 years of Western philosophy, from Plato and Aristotle in ancient Greece to Saint Augustine and medieval philosophy, the golden century of German philosophy, Bertrand Russell and Albert Camus of the modern era, and much more. World-renowned philosopher and professor Bryan Magee expertly guides your exploration through the major philosophical issues, the important questions, and the key contributions of the great philosophers in this illustrated, accessible guide.Discover the great thinkers in their historical contexts and learn the influences that shaped their lives and work. In The Story of Philosophy, Revised and Updated, each philosophical movement includes profiles of key philosophers and their important works, historical contexts and influences, important quotes, and other related people and ideas. Full-color photographs, artworks, and illustrations illuminate every page.The Story of Philosophy, Revised and Updated gives you the information you need to think about life's greatest questions, opening up the world of philosophical ideas in a way that can be easily understood by students and by anyone fascinated by the ways we form our social, political, and ethical ideas.
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: DK; 1st edition (July 1, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 078947994X
ISBN-13: 978-0789479945
Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 0.6 x 9.2 inches
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Philosophy is a subject that influences our lives on a daily basis, yet how many of us have time to sit around in a coffee shop and think about enlightenment or to wonder and ask "why?" This is a book about fundamentals we normally take for granted.Has anyone ever asked you: "Yes, but what do we actually mean by freedom?" If we are all free to do exactly what we want, will that not lead to the loss of freedom for some.These types of questions intrigue me to no end. Denis Diderot said that freedom has no meaning. Jean-Jacques Rousseau said that man was born free and everywhere he is in chains. He also believed man was naturally good. Immanuel Kant seems to disagree and says that out of the crooked timber of humanity no straight thing can ever be made.When people start to talk like this, they are beginning to think philosophically. They embark on a journey of thought that opens the mind and allows us to see the mind of another. You will find a soul mate philosopher within the pages for sure. How you think could in fact be linked to the thoughts of a philosopher whose views are presented here."Philosophy begins in wonder." -PlatoThe Story of Philosophy will entice your mind into reading the entire work! Not, however in one sitting, but as the need arises. First, I wanted to see if I would actually use this book in discussions...and sure enough, within a few days I had already discussed humanism at a discussion board. It was helpful to know how humanism has evolved from the philosophy of Epicurus. As in: "Is he (God) willing to prevent evil, but not able?" or "Is he both able and willing?" .....then "Whence then is evil?" They note that the to us now, Epicureanism is very similar to the liberal humanism of the 20th century.
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