From Aristotle to Wittgenstein and Zizek, this text provides a lively entry point to the field of philosophy. Analyses of key works show how philosophy helped shape the thinking and events of the last 150 years. It explores key writings that have shaped the discipline and impact…
A stunning survey of the "king of disciplines," 50 Philosophy Classics seeks to enlighten and explain, rather than merely instruct. Tom Butler-Bowdon has compiled a remarkable group of thinkers and their seminal works to serve as a lively entry point to the field of philosophy. …
50 Philosophy Classics: THINKING, BEING, ACTING, SEEING- Profound Insights and Powerful Thinking from Fifty Key Books (April 2013) will be the sixth in the bestselling 50s series, and a lively entry point into the study. Butler-Bowdon explores the works of 50 of the most signifi…
50 Philosophy Classics: THINKING, BEING, ACTING, SEEING- Profound Insights and Powerful Thinking from Fifty Key Books (April 2013) will be the sixth in the bestselling 50s series, and a lively entry point into the study. Butler-Bowdon explores the works of 50 of the most signifi…
From Aristotle to Wittgenstein and Zizek, this text provides a lively entry point to the field of philosophy. Analyses of key works show how philosophy helped shape the thinking and events of the last 150 years. It explores key writings that have shaped the discipline and impact…
"Aus der Rückschau einer jahrzehntelangen Tätigkeit als akademischer Lehrer und Forscher unterzieht der Verfasser 12 Bücher, die in den Anfängen seines Denkwegs als besonders lesenswert galten, einer Relecture und vergewissert sich ihrer Aktualität. Obschon der Zugriff sehr pers…
In this absorbing book Christopher Hamilton brings together themes including the importance of a personal voice in philosophy, philosophys self-image (and its need to be reawakened to its humanity), and the intricacies of truth and truthfulness in autobiography. Drawing importan…
"Philosophical esotericism--the practice of communicating one's unorthodox thoughts 'between the lines'--was a common practice until the end of the eighteenth century. The famous Encyclopédie of Diderot, for instance, not only discusses this practice in over twenty different art…
Philosophical esotericism--the practice of communicating one's unorthodox thoughts "between the lines"--Was a common practice until the end of the eighteenth century. The famous Encyclopédie of Diderot, for instance, not only discusses this practice in over twenty different arti…
"Philosophical esotericism--the practice of communicating one's unorthodox thoughts 'between the lines'--was a common practice until the end of the eighteenth century. The famous Encyclopédie of Diderot, for instance, not only discusses this practice in over twenty different art…
The philosophers' library: books that shaped the world
by Ferner, A. M., Meyns, Chris
fromLiber historica