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A Little History of Philosophy

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A Little History of Philosophy

Sinopsis
Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions, disconcerting the people he met by showing them how little they genuinely understood. This engaging book introduces the great thinkers in Western philosophy and explores their most compelling ideas about the world and how best to live in it. In forty brief chapters, Nigel Warburton takes us on a chronological tour of the major ideas in the history of philosophy. He provides interesting and often quirky stories of the lives and deaths of thought-provoking philosophers from Socrates, who chose to die by hemlock poisoning rather than live on without the freedom to think for himself, to Peter Singer, who asks the disquieting philosophical and ethical questions that haunt our own times. Warburton not only makes philosophy accessible, he offers inspiration to think, argue, reason, and question in the tradition of Socrates. A Little History of Philosophy presents the grand sweep of humanity's search for philosophical understanding and invites all to join in the discussion.

Biografía del autor:

Nigel Warburton, filósofo y actualmente profesor adjunto en la Open University, es un autor de enorme éxito por sus divulgativos libros de introducción a la filosofía, entre ellos Filosofía básica o Pensar de la A a la Z, aunque entre sus obras cuenta también con varios trabajos académicos de estética y ética aplicada. Imparte regularmente cursos de filosofía y arte en la Tate Modern y escribe una columna mensual, Everyday Philosophy, en Prospect Magazine. Tiene una weblog muy popular, Virtual Philosopher, y junto con David Edmonds dirige un podcast, Philosophy Bites, con entrevistas a importantes filósofos actuales que ya se han reunido en dos libros.

Editorial YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Fecha publicación 01-10-2012

Edición : 1

Número de páginas : 0

ISBN : 978-0-300-18779-3

Encuadernación: RUSTICA (TAPA BLANDA)

Tamaño:  0 x 0

Idioma: Inglés