Introduces college students to the study of philosophy through a compelling narrative in which the world's important philosophers appear as characters. Framed by the concept of Wondrous Distress, this title traces the history of western philosophy from its beginnings in ancient …
Philosophical temperaments: from Plato to Foucault
by ProQuest (Firm), Sloterdijk, Peter
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Peter Sloterdijk turns his keen eye to the history of western thought, conducting colorful readings of the lives and ideas of the world's most influential intellectuals. Featuring nineteen vignettes rich in personal characterizations and theoretical analysis, Sloterdijk's compan…
Peter Sloterdijk turns his keen eye to the history of western thought, conducting colorful readings of the lives and ideas of the world's most influential intellectuals. Featuring nineteen vignettes rich in personal characterizations and theoretical analysis, Sloterdijk's compan…
This new edition of The Life of Adam Smith remains the only book to give a full account of Smith's life whilst also placing his work into the context of his life and times. Updated to include new scholarship which has recently come to light, this full-scale biography of Adam Smi…
Ogni volta unica, la fine del mondo
by Derrida, Jacques, Brault, Pascale-Anne, Naas, Michael
From philosophy's founding fathers like Thales, Socrates, and Plato to great minds of the post-modern era like Sartre, Ayer, and Feyerabend, this essential guide distills the thoughts of the world's most influential minds and explains their answers to some of philosophy's key qu…
"From philosophy's founding fathers - Thales, Socrates, Plato ... to great minds of the post-modern era - Satre, Ayer, Feyerabend ... this concise new guide presents 100 of the world's most influential thinkers. Arranged from the ancient world to the present day, each philosophe…